Sea spiders move oxygen with pumping guts (not hearts)
This is a photograph of a sea spider.
Credit: Timothy R. Dwyer (PolarTREC 2016), Courtesy of ARCUS
To keep blood and oxygen flowing throughout their bodies,...
Using motion of the ocean to bring fresh water to coastal communities
Tim Koehler, a Sandia National Laboratories mechanical engineer, is using computational fluid dynamics modeling to help the Santa Fe, New Mexico, company Atmocean with...
Falling sea level caused volcanoes to overflow
Model of an island volcano. During the last transition to glacial conditions the decreasing pressure at the seafloor could have induced increased lava- and...
Prelude to global extinction: Human impact on Earth’s animals
Tropical forest logging has contributed to population declines in many animals, including the Bornean gibbon, known for its whooping call.
Credit: Gerardo Ceballos
No bells tolled...
Easter Island not victim of ‘ecocide,’ analysis of remains shows
Lipo and a team of researchers analyzed human, faunal and botanical remains from the archaeological sites Anakena and Ahu Tepeu on Rapa Nui, dating...
Brain training has no effect on decision-making or cognitive function, researchers report
Brain activity during decision making.
Credit: Penn Medicine
During the last decade, commercial brain-training programs have risen in popularity, offering people the hope of improving their...
Sleep, Alzheimer’s link explained
Research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Radboud University Medical Centre in the Netherlands, and Stanford University shows that disrupting just...
Greenland ice sheet toxicity
Sermeq Kujalleq Glacier, Greenland.
Credit: © Nicole / Fotolia
The Greenland ice sheet is often seen as a pristine environment, but new research has revealed that...
Drinking coffee could lead to a longer life, scientist says
People who drink coffee live longer, new research suggests.
Credit: © iko / Fotolia
Here's another reason to start the day with a cup of joe:...
Green method developed for making artificial spider silk
Spider web.
Credit: © Mikyimagenarte / Fotolia
A team of architects and chemists from the University of Cambridge has designed super-stretchy and strong fibres which are...
Decoding ants’ coat of many odors
Professor Laurence Zwiebel, left, and graduate student Stephen Ferguson in the insectary where they study ants' sense of smell.
Credit: John Russell, Vanderbilt University
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