A diversity of wildlife is good for our health
A growing body of evidence suggests that biodiversity loss increases our exposure to both new and established zoonotic pathogens. Restoring and protecting nature is...
Ancient atmospheric oxygen sleuthing with ocean chromium
Found in jewelry, car parts, pigments, and industrial chemical reactions, the metal chromium and its compounds are often employed for their color, finish, and...
Humans were apex predators for two million years
Researchers at Tel Aviv University were able to reconstruct the nutrition of stone age humans. In a paper published in the American Journal of Physical...
A Swiss army knife for genomic data
A good way to find out what a cell is doing—whether it is growing out of control as in cancers, or is under the...
Researcher reports cannibalistic echinoderm underwater dwellers
Karina Brocco French explains that sea stars are like butterflies: They go through metamorphosis.
"They start out as adults on the sea floor, and they look...
Hand signals improve video meeting success
Using a simple set of hand signals can improve the experience of online meetings, make groups feel closer to each other and that they...
Making cleaner, greener plastics from waste fish parts
Polyurethanes, a type of plastic, are nearly everywhere—in shoes, clothes, refrigerators and construction materials. But these highly versatile materials can have a major downside....
New study ties solar variability to the onset of decadal La Nina events
A new study shows a correlation between the end of solar cycles and a switch from El Nino to La Nina conditions in the...
New ‘quantum’ approach helps solve an old problem in materials science
One of the most important classes of problems that all scientists and mathematicians aspire to solve, due to their relevance in both science and...
This hydrogen fuel machine could be the ultimate guide to self-improvement
Three years ago, scientists at the University of Michigan discovered an artificial photosynthesis device made of silicon and gallium nitride (Si/GaN) that harnesses sunlight...
Lightning strikes will more than double in Arctic as climate warms
In 2019, the National Weather Service in Alaska reported spotting the first-known lightning strikes within 300 miles of the North Pole. Lightning strikes are...
