The dynamic surface tension of water
The release of a water droplet.
Credit: I.M. Hauner et al.
The surface tension of a liquid is a measure of the cohesive forces that hold...
Neptune’s journey during early planet formation was ‘smooth and calm’
Artist's conception of a loosely tethered binary planetoid pair like those studied by Fraser et al. in this work which led to the conclusion...
Call to phase out lead bullets at shooting ranges
Credit: © yingthun / Fotolia
Lead released when people fire weapons at shooting ranges creates such a health risk that lead bullets should be phased...
Skeletons developed as chemistry of oceans changed
This is fieldwork at the Yudoma River in Siberia, Russia.
Credit: Rachel Wood
Skeletons and shells first came into being 550 million years ago as the...
Fruits and vegetables’ latest superpower? Lowering blood pressure
Fresh fruits and vegetables.
Credit: © Serghei Velusceac / Fotolia
Eating potassium-rich foods like sweet potatoes, avocados, spinach, beans, bananas -- and even coffee -- could...
Powers of attraction could decimate deadly starfish
These are adult COTS predating on coral. White coral skeleton (foreground), unconsumed coral (background).
Credit: Australian Institute of Marine Science
An American who fell in love...
X-ray study reveals long-sought insights into potential drug target
Researchers use powerful X-rays to reveal molecular structures at the site where drug compounds interact with cell receptors. These structures help point the way...
Materials may lead to self-healing smartphones
A new material not only heals itself, but it also stretches up to 50 times its usual size; these properties could fix your phone's...
Tests can help quantify automatic empathy and moral intuitions
Participants in the study on empathy were asked to react quickly to an image and determine whether or not the image displayed something painful.
Credit:...
Oldest remains of insects from bed bug genus found in Oregon
Common bed bug (Cimex lectularius) first nymph slide plate. (stock image)
Credit: © argot / Fotolia
A cave in southern Oregon that is the site of...
Future carbon dioxide, climate warming potentially unprecedented in 420 million years
Living Ginkgo leaf (left) and fossil (right). Density of stomata in such leaves is proxy of atmospheric CO2 in past.
Credit: Dana Royer
New research led...
