Decreased oxygen levels could present hidden threat to marine species
Species living in coastal regions could face a significant future threat from reduced levels of oxygen in the marine environment, according to research published...
60-year-old paleontological mystery of a ‘phantom’ dicynodont
A new study has re-discovered fossil collections from a 19th century hermit that validate 'phantom' fossil footprints collected in the 1950s showing dicynodonts coexisting...
Hundreds of genes linked to intelligence in global study
More than 500 genes linked to intelligence have been identified in the largest study of its kind. Scientists compared variation in DNA in more...
Molecule that gives energy-burning brown fat its identity could lead to drugs for obesity
While most fat cells in the human body store energy, everyone has a small subset of brown fat cells that do the opposite --...
Artificial and biological cells work together as mini chemical factories
Researchers have fused living and non-living cells for the first time in a way that allows them to work together, paving the way for...
Asteroids and comets shower Mars with organics
Asteroids and comets appear to be a much more important supplier of organic molecules on Mars than expected. Until now, astronomers assumed that the...
Study shows market-based strategies for ecosystem conservation are surging
Programs in which people pay landholders to support natural systems that provide benefits like flood protection, biodiversity and carbon storage, are expanding around the...
New insights into the origin of elongated heads in early medieval Germany
The transition from Late Antiquity to the Middle Ages in Europe is marked by two key events in European history, i.e., the fall of...
Compassion helped Neanderthals to survive
They have an unwarranted image as brutish and uncaring, but new research has revealed just how knowledgeable and effective Neanderthal healthcare was.
The study, by...
Warm Arctic means colder, snowier winters in northeastern US
Scientists from Rutgers University-New Brunswick and Atmospheric and Environmental Research (AER) have linked the frequency of extreme winter weather in the United States to...
The early bird got to fly: Archaeopteryx was an active flyer
The question of whether the Late Jurassic dino-bird Archaeopteryx was an elaborately feathered ground dweller, a glider, or an active flyer has fascinated palaeontologists for decades....
