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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
It's a...
‘Smart’ transformers could make reliable smart grid a reality
Solid-state transformers, developed at NC State, can make the smart grid concept a reality.
Credit: NC State University
A new study using complex computational models finds...
Sticking your neck out: How did plesiosaurs swim with such long necks?
This is a side view of the plesiosaur model in the hydrodynamic simulation.
Credit: Ms Pernille V Troelsen
When dinosaurs ruled the land, plesiosaurs ruled the...
Neutrons detect elusive Higgs amplitude mode in quantum material
During the neutron scattering experiment, the sample containing copper ions exhibited exotic quantum properties as certain quasiparticles spin in a wave-like configuration, eventually revealing...
From dry to wet: Rainfall might abruptly increase in Africa’s Sahel
Farming in Africa (stock image).
Credit: © klevit / Fotolia
Climate change could turn one of Africa's driest regions into a very wet one by suddenly...
Obstructing the ‘inner eye’
While under hypnosis, the test participants had to react on various symbols. In order to observe brain activity, the participants were linked up to...
Fern fossil data clarifies origination and extinction of species
Tree ferns still occupy the tropical moist forests in Australia, even though they shared their 'golden age' with dinosaurs.
Credit: Samuli Lehtonen
Throughout the history of...
Strange silk: Why rappelling spiders don’t spin out of control
The golden silk orb weaver (Nephila pilipes) creates dragline silk that prevents it from spinning while hanging from its web.
Credit: Kai Peng of Huazhong...
