Reactor turns greenhouse gas into pure liquid fuel
A common greenhouse gas could be repurposed in an efficient and environmentally friendly way with an electrolyzer that uses renewable electricity to produce pure...
Ancient animal species: Fossils dating back 550 million years among first animal trails
In a remarkable evolutionary discovery, a team of scientists co-led by a Virginia Tech geoscientist has discovered what could be among the first trails...
Squirrels listen in to birds’ conversations as signal of safety
when they feel safe to communicate the absence of danger or share their location. This "chatter" from multiple bird species could therefore be a...
Study suggests T. rex had an air conditioner in its head
Tyrannosaurus rex, one of the largest meat-eating dinosaurs on the planet, had an air conditioner in its head, suggest scientists from the University of...
New viruses discovered in endangered wild Pacific salmon populations
Three new viruses—including one from a group of viruses never before shown to infect fish—have been discovered in endangered Chinook and sockeye salmon populations.
While...
Chemical element potassium detected in an exoplanet atmosphere
A team of astronomers led by AIP Ph.D. student Engin Keles detected the chemical element potassium in the atmosphere of an exoplanet, for the...
Mercury’s ancient magnetic field likely evolved over time
Mercury's ancient magnetic poles were far from the location of its poles today, implying its magnetic field, like Earth's, changed over time, a new...
Understanding the link between fracking and earthquakes
Researchers studying hydraulic fracturing have answered a longstanding question over how the practice can sometimes cause moderate earthquakes and may be able to use...
Eminent scientist’s 160-year-old theories aid light wave discovery
A previously unknown type of light wave has been discovered by researchers, based on the pioneering work of a 19th century Scottish scientist.
Equations developed...
Undercover evolution: Our individuality is encrypted in our DNA, but it is deeper than...
Providing a glimpse the hidden workings of evolution, a group of researchers at UC Santa Barbara have discovered that embryos that appear the same...
Tropical sea snake uses its head to ‘breathe’
Humans use a snorkel and fish have gills. Now researchers have found a sea snake which uses a complex system of blood vessels in...
