Venom glands similar to those of snakes are found for first time in amphibians
A group led by researchers at Butantan Institute in Brazil and supported by FAPESP has described for the first time the presence of venom...
Ice Age manatees may have called Texas home
Manatees don't live year-round in Texas, but these gentle, slow-moving sea cows are known to occasionally visit, swimming in for a "summer vacation" from...
Einstein’s description of gravity just got much harder to beat
Einstein's theory of general relativity—the idea that gravity is matter warping spacetime—has withstood over 100 years of scrutiny and testing, including the newest test...
Sexual, gender minorities much likelier to be crime victims
The first study of its kind found that people who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer or gender non-confirming are nearly four times as...
Researchers help develop sustainable polymers
Researchers at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering have made new discoveries on the effects of temperature on sustainable polymers. Their findings may help the...
Materials scientists learn how to make liquid crystal shape-shift
A new 3-D-printing method will make it easier to manufacture and control the shape of soft robots, artificial muscles and wearable devices. Researchers at...
New measurements show moon has hazardous radiation levels
Future moon explorers will be bombarded with two to three times more radiation than astronauts aboard the International Space Station, a health hazard that...
Nights warming faster than days across much of the planet
Global warming is affecting daytime and night-time temperatures differently—and greater night-time warming is more common than greater daytime warming worldwide—new research shows.
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Metal-ion breakthrough leads to new biomaterials
Metals such as iron and calcium play a crucial role inside the human body, so it's no surprise that bioengineers would like to integrate...
Very Large Telescope spots galaxies trapped in the web of a supermassive black hole
With the help of ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT), astronomers have found six galaxies lying around a supermassive black hole when the Universe was...
Timing the life of antimatter particles may lead to better cancer treatment
Experts in Japan have devised a simple way to glean more detailed information out of standard medical imaging scans. A research team made up...
