‘Superbug gene’ found in one of the most remote places on Earth
Antibiotic-Resistant Genes (ARGs) that were first detected in urban India have been found 8,000 miles away in one of the last 'pristine' places on...
Do microbes control the formation of giant copper deposits?
One of the major issues when studying ore deposits formed in surficial or near-surface environments is the relationship between ore-forming processes and bacteria. At...
Researchers discover record-breaking salamander
Researchers at UT have discovered the largest individual of any cave salamander in North America, a 9.3-inch specimen of Berry Cave salamander. The finding...
Researchers examine political divide behind climate change beliefs
Despite a scientific consensus, citizens are divided when it comes to climate change, often along political lines, and scholars want to better understand why.
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A reptile platypus from the early Triassic
No animal alive today looks quite like a duckbilled platypus, but about 250 million years ago something very similar swam the shallow seas in...
Common pain reliever can improve survival in head and neck cancer
Regular use of a common type of medication, such as aspirin and ibuprofen, significantly improves survival for a third or more patients with head...
Study presents surprising explanation for differences in Southern and Northern Lights
For many years, scientists assumed the aurora seen around the north pole was identical to the aurora seen around the south pole. The poles...
Rocking motion improves sleep and memory, studies in mice and people show
Anyone who has ever put a small child to bed or drifted off in a gently swaying hammock will know that a rocking motion...
Muscle memory discovery ends ‘use it or lose it’ dogma
The old adage "use it or lose it" tells us: if you stop using your muscles, they'll shrink. Until recently, scientists thought this meant...
A landscape unseen in over 40,000 years
Glacial retreat in the Canadian Arctic has uncovered landscapes that haven't been ice-free in more than 40,000 years and the region may be experiencing...
Moon rock recovered by astronauts likely originated on Earth
In findings published overnight in science journal Earth and Planetary Science Letters, a sample collected during the 1971 Apollo 14 lunar mission was found...
