Microbes hitch a ride inland on coastal fog
Fog can act as a vector for microbes, transferring them long distances and introducing them into new environments. So reports an analysis of the...
Neandertal mother, Denisovan father—Newly-sequenced genome sheds light on interactions between ancient hominins
Denny was an inter-species love child.
Her mother was a Neanderthal, but her father was Denisovan, a distinct species of primitive human that also roamed...
Bat signal: Fireflies’ glow tells bats they taste awful
Fireflies flash not just for sex, but survival, a new study suggests.
Scientists wanted to find out if there's more to the lightning bug's signature...
Excited atoms throw light on anti-hydrogen research
Swansea University scientists working at CERN have published a study detailing a breakthrough in antihydrogen research.
The scientists were working as part of the ALPHA...
Light momentum: Researchers shine a light on 150-year-old mystery
The idea that light has momentum is not new, but the exact nature of how light interacts with matter has remained a mystery for...
How the brain suppresses the act of revenge
The desire for revenge can be the consequence of a feeling of anger. But is this the case at the cerebral level? What happens...
Bigger proteins, stronger threads: Synthetic spider silk
Spider silk is among the strongest and toughest materials in the natural world, as strong as some steel alloys with a toughness even greater...
Napoleon’s defeat at Waterloo caused in part by Indonesian volcanic eruption
Electrically charged volcanic ash short-circuited Earth's atmosphere in 1815, causing global poor weather and Napoleon's defeat, says new research.
Historians know that rainy and muddy...
Species-rich forests better compensate environmental impacts
To offset CO2 emissions, China is reforesting. If a mixture of tree species instead of monocultures were planted, much more carbon could be stored....
Stars memorize rebirth of our home galaxy
The Milky Way galaxy has died once before, and we are now in what is considered its second life. Calculations by Masafumi Noguchi (Tohoku...
New research suggests evolution might favor ‘survival of the laziest’
If you've got an unemployed, 30-year-old adult child still living in the basement, fear not.
A new large-data study of fossil and extant bivalves and...
