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A team of scientists has identified at least 11 species of fish suspected to have land-walking abilities. »
The solar minimum between Solar Cycle 24 and 25 happened in December 2019, when the 13-month smoothed sunspot number fell to 1.8, according to the Solar Cycle 25 Prediction Panel. »
Measures will likely lower rates of some diseases, but others may increase. »
Biophysicists study the formation and behavior of recently identified structures: biological condensates. »
Palaeontologists have discovered a new species of dinosaur estimated to be up to 125 million years old. »
Ocean warming is driving sea scallops, blue mussels, surf clams and quahogs into warmer waters. »
An atmospheric light show previously relegated to planets and Jupiter moons is found on comet using data from ESA's Rosetta spacecraft. »
Thermal instability drives certain California tremors. »
Invaders, pirates, warriors – the history books taught us that Vikings were brutal predators who travelled by sea from Scandinavia to pillage and raid their way across Europe and beyond. »
Materials chemists develop a durable 'leaf tattoo' to monitor soil. »
Discovery offers promise for the manufacturing of sharp-tipped structures. »
Scientists used data gathered by NASA's Cassini spacecraft during 13 years of exploring the Saturn system to make detailed images of the icy moon. »
Researchers at Texas A&M University have developed a new therapeutic from turmeric, a spice long praised for its natural anti-inflammatory properties. »
Previously overlooked yellow mealworm may serve as alternative protein. »
Grasses common in the cooler north began taking over the hot, dry southern plains. »
The asteroid shows some surprising activity on its surface, and scientists are beginning to understand what might be causing it. »
Evidence found in caves in Laos helps tell a story about a connection between the end of the Green Sahara, when heavily vegetated Northern Africa became a hyper-arid landscape, and a previously unknown megadrought that crippled Southeast Asia 4,000 to 5,000 years ago. »
A UK-led team of astronomers has discovered a rare molecule – phosphine – in the clouds of Venus, pointing to the possibility of extra-terrestrial ‘aerial’ life. »
Chip allows researchers to identify corals and symbiotic algae that live inside coral. »
Low-temperature plasma device may lead to more efficient engines, use in field medicine and beyond. »
Researchers have shown why intense, pure red colours in nature are mainly produced by pigments (...) »
Binary black hole merger likely produced gravitational waves equal to the energy of 8 suns. »
Acidification is affecting corals' ability to build their skeletons. »
In a paper, scientists at the University of Washington report evidence of a hibernation-like state in an animal that lived in Antarctica during the Early Triassic, some 250 million years ago. »
Drought more frequently affects the reproduction and survival of many animal species. »
Black carbon not as important for ice particle formation as previously thought. »
Coronavirus is able to rapidly multiply by hijacking the body and forcing it to produce more receptors it can use to enter and infect organs, a study suggests. »
Scientists need to consider the role of precipitation in an organism's ecological niche. »
Waste pickers exposed to discarded electronics, aluminium and metal cans have up to four times higher levels of the toxic heavy metal cadmium in their blood than the wider population. »
With inspiration from kirigami, engineered shoe provides grip. »
A laboratory breakthrough in cell targeting may improve the safety of cancer-killing cells. »
In a study, researchers used conservation biology and genomics to discover that the New Guinea singing dog, thought to be extinct for 50 years, still thrives. »
Researchers use deep learning to find signs present before deadly Greenland landslide. »
Spinning blue flames are potential new avenue for low-emission combustion. »
Reduced resilience of North American plant biomes could be setting the stage for mass extinctions. »
Surprisingly, stony coral sperm and eggs share similar genetic functions. »
A collaborative study has identified blood biomarkers that could help to predict which athletes need additional time to recover from a sports related concussion. »
Low-power collision detector mimics locust avoidance response. »
Supercomputer helps scientists find new features, mechanisms in tornadoes. »
Antibiotic may be a metabolic switch that affects tumor lipids. »
When a laser is fired, care must be taken to ensure it doesn't spread too thin. »
Precipitation during the "short rains" could double by the end of the century. »
Equatorial wind patterns in Antarctica reveal new connections in global circulation. »
The most massive stars in the universe are born inside cosmic clouds of gas and dust, where they leave behind clues about their lives for astronomers to decode. »
Antibiotic resistance in some kinds of bacteria may be reversed using hydrogen sulphide (H2S), according to a new study. »
Researchers use a natural plant product to coat and pin carbon nanotubes uniformly. »
Amount of sulfur up to 10 times higher than peak load during time of acid rain. »
Researchers have identified a potential new degradation mechanism for electric vehicle batteries. »
Approach enables researchers to use light to detect algae and measure key ocean properties. »
A study from the Universities of Cambridge and Melbourne has found that the onset of past climate changes was synchronous over an area extending from the Arctic to the low latitudes. »