science
Flowering plants, new teeth and no dinosaurs: New study sheds light...
A new study published April 30 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences identified three factors critical in the rise of mammal communities since...
Scientists reveal the relationship between root microbiome and nitrogen use efficiency...
A collaborative team led by Prof. Bai Yang and Prof. Chu Chengcai from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences...
New giant virus may help scientists better understand the emergence of...
The discovery of the Medusavirus holds clues to the evolution of more complex life. A paper published in the Journal of Virology earlier this year has...
Scientists connect quantum bits with sound over record distances
Scientists with the Institute for Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago have made two breakthroughs in the quest to develop quantum technology. In...
Field study finds pellet-fed stoves cut pollutant emissions 90 percent, nearing...
A study by North Carolina State University researchers finds that a new cookstove design, which makes use of compressed wood pellets, reduces air pollution...
Rapid permafrost thaw unrecognized threat to landscape, global warming researcher warns
A "sleeping giant" hidden in permafrost soils in Canada and other northern regions worldwide will have important consequences for global warming, says a new...
Deadly box jellyfish antidote discovered using CRISPR genome editing
Researchers at the University of Sydney have discovered an antidote to the deadly sting delivered by the most venomous creature on earth—the Australian box...
The space rock that hit the moon at 61,000 kilometers an...
Observers watching January's total eclipse of the Moon saw a rare event, a short-lived flash as a meteorite hit the lunar surface. Spanish astronomers...
Human ancestors were ‘grounded,’ new analysis shows
African apes adapted to living on the ground, a finding that indicates human evolved from an ancestor not limited to tree or other elevated...
Dark matter exists: Observations disprove alternate explanations
As fascinating as it is mysterious, dark matter is one of the greatest enigmas of astrophysics and cosmology. It is thought to account for...
Ashes of a dying star’s hold clues about solar system’s birth
A grain of dust forged in the death throes of a long-gone star was discovered by a team of researchers led by the University...
