Discovery of a ‘holy grail’ with the invention of universal computer memory
A new type of computer memory which could solve the digital technology energy crisis has been invented and patented by scientists from Lancaster University...
Plate tectonics may have driven ‘Cambrian Explosion’
The quest to discover what drove one of the most important evolutionary events in the history of life on Earth has taken a new,...
Narwhals and belugas can interbreed
A team of University of Copenhagen researchers has compiled the first and only evidence that narwhals and beluga whales can breed successfully. DNA and...
Dinosaur bones are home to microscopic life
Bad news, Jurassic Park fans -- the odds of scientists cloning a dinosaur from ancient DNA are pretty much zero. That's because DNA breaks...
The fellowship of the wing: Pigeons flap faster to fly together
New research publishing June 18 in the open-access journal, PLOS Biology, led by Dr Lucy Taylor from the University of Oxford's Department of Zoology now...
Two new Earth-like planets discovered near Teegarden’s Star
An international research team led by the University of Göttingen has discovered two new Earth-like planets near one of our closest neighboring stars. "Teegarden's...
The brain consumes half of a child’s energy — and that could matter for...
Weight gain occurs when an individual's energy intake exceeds their energy expenditure -- in other words, when calories in exceed calories out. What is...
NASA’s Cassini reveals New Sculpting in Saturn Rings
As NASA's Cassini dove close to Saturn in its final year, the spacecraft provided intricate detail on the workings of Saturn's complex rings, new...
Groundwater pumping has significantly reduced US stream flows
Groundwater pumping in the last century has contributed as much as 50 percent to stream flow declines in some U.S. rivers, according to new...
Melting of Himalayan glaciers has doubled in recent years
A newly comprehensive study shows that melting of Himalayan glaciers caused by rising temperatures has accelerated dramatically since the start of the 21st century....
Perfect quantum portal emerges at exotic interface
Researchers at the University of Maryland have captured the most direct evidence to date of a quantum quirk that allows particles to tunnel through...
