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Through fossil leaves, a step towards Jurassic Park
Ginkgo fossil.
Credit: Stephen McLoughlin
For the first time, researchers have succeeded in establishing the relationships between 200-million-year-old plants based on chemical fingerprints. Using infrared spectroscopy...
Praying mantises hunt down birds worldwide
Common brown mantis.
Credit: © nskyr2 / Fotolia
A study by zoologists from Switzerland and the US shows: praying mantises all over the globe also include...
Musical sun reduces range of magnetic activity
Image of the sun in 171 angstrom as seen by NASA's SDO on 3rd July 2017. This channel is especially good at showing coronal...
Improved representation of solar variability in climate models
The yellow shows old reconstruction, the black shows new reconstruction and the grey shaded shows observations.
Credit: GEOMAR
How much do solar cycle variations influence our...
How does municipal waste collection affect climate change?
Waste containers for different types of residues in Madrid.
Credit: UCC-UPM
Researchers from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid suggest a new methodology to assess the environmental impact...
Cocoa and chocolate are not just treats — they are good for your cognition
Dark chocolate.
Credit: © fortyforks / Fotolia
A balanced diet is chocolate in both hands -- a phrase commonly used to justify ones chocolate snacking behavior....
Beyond bananas: ‘Mind reading’ technology decodes complex thoughts
This latest research led by CMU's Marcel Just builds on the pioneering use of machine learning algorithms with brain imaging technology to "mind read."...
‘Perfect storm’ led to 2016 Great Barrier Reef bleaching
Aerial view of the Great Barrier Reef.
Credit: © superjoseph / Fotolia
Researchers from James Cook University and the Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium say...
Antibiotic resistance linked to common household disinfectant triclosan
Triclosan exposure might encourage growth of antibiotic resistant strains in E. coli.
Credit: © exzozis / Fotolia
Scientists from the University of Birmingham and Norwich Research...
How soil dwelling bacteria adapt to richer or poorer conditions in marriage of convenience...
P. fluorescens is a common soil bacteria that colonises plant roots, entering into a “marriage of convenience”, where it improves plant health in return...
High pregnancy failure, nutritional stress in southern resident killer whales
A dog from the University of Washington Conservation Canines program on a research boat following southern resident killer whales.
Credit: Center for Whale Research
A multi-year...
