Secrets of extinct cow with face like a bulldog revealed
An international team of scientists have used the latest genetic and anatomical techniques to study the remains of a cow with a short face...
Non-coding DNA changes the genitals you’re born with
Male mice grow ovaries instead of testes if they are missing a small region of DNA that doesn't contain any genes, finds a new...
Quantum transfer at the push of a button
In new quantum information technologies, fragile quantum states have to be transferred between distant quantum bits. Researchers at ETH have now realized such a...
Many animals are shifting from day to night to avoid people
Lions and tigers and bears are increasingly becoming night owls because of us, a new study says.
Scientists have long known that human activity disrupts...
Flying spiders sense meteorological conditions, use nanoscale fibers to float on the wind
Spiders take flight on the smallest of breezes by first sensing the wind, and then spinning out dozens of nanoscale fibers up to seven...
Ocean waves following sea ice loss trigger Antarctic ice shelf collapse
Storm-driven ocean swells have triggered the catastrophic disintegration of Antarctic ice shelves in recent decades, according to new research published in Nature today.
Lead author...
Distant moons may harbor life
We've all heard about the search for life on other planets, but what about looking on other moons?
In a paper published June 13 in...
Astronomers see distant eruption as black hole destroys star
For the first time, astronomers have directly imaged the formation and expansion of a fast-moving jet of material ejected when the powerful gravity of...
New type of photosynthesis discovered
The discovery changes our understanding of the basic mechanism of photosynthesis and should rewrite the textbooks.
It will also tailor the way we hunt for...
Antarctica ramps up sea level rise
Ice losses from Antarctica have increased global sea levels by 7.6 mm since 1992, with two fifths of this rise (3.0 mm) coming in...
One black hole or two? Dust clouds can explain puzzling features of active galactic...
Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC), believe clouds of dust, rather than twin black holes, can explain the features found in...
