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An asteroid strike 66 million years ago wiped out the non-avian dinosaurs and devastated the Earth’s (...) »
Work ushers in new era of research aimed at better prediction. »
Scientists compared the fossil to digital versions of the bones. »
Understanding how plumes take shape above thunderstorms could help forecasters. »
A new phase of matter, thought to be understandable only using quantum physics, can be studied with far simpler classical methods. »
Aspen stands change their genetic structure over time. »
Extra-sharp edges of fangs, stingers, claws and mandibles puncture tough skin. »
A handheld screening device that detects subtle misalignment (...) »
Analysis of unique fingerprints in light emitted from material (...) »
A study carried out at 19 workplace cafeterias has shown that reducing portion sizes and replacing (...) »
Models responded like real wood-frame homes during recent hurricanes. »
Scientists document a loss equivalent to detonating a Hiroshima nuclear bomb. »
Dark energy, the mysterious force that causes the universe to accelerate, may have been responsible for unexpected results (...) »
Readily available food in places packed with people may be the reason. »
Chilean scientists have announced the discovery of the first-ever southern hemisphere remains of a type of Jurassic-era "winged lizard" known as a pterosaur. »
New insights into the role genomic structural variants play in gene expression. »
As trees grow, does their seed production, too? »
Development may lead to a real-time test for farmers to determine soil productivity. »
The rise and fall of Earth’s land surface over the last three million years shaped the evolution of birds and mammals, a new study has found, with new species evolving at higher rates where the land has risen most. »
The worldwide loss of bees and other pollinators is driven primarily by changes in land use (...) »
Research reveals 'sponge' made by Geobacter can soak up uranium. »
Thermoelectric technology converts waste heat into energy. »
Study reveals threshold of reserves necessary for trees to survive. »
Researchers have retraced the lifetime journey of an Arctic woolly mammoth. »
Survey reveals new information on mysterious parts of the Milky Way. »
New process for making nano-biomaterials with limited environmental impact. »
Important parallels to other vector-borne pathways for disease transmission. »
Researchers have captured on film the moment when a Seychelles giant tortoise, Aldabrachelys gigantea, attacked and ate a tern chick. »
Climate-smart agriculture practices such as research-backed crop rotation, along with precise water and nutrient management, can safely and (...) »
Indian Ocean has been warming much more than other oceans over the last half-century. »
Researchers have developed a mathematical model that can predict the optimum exercise regime for building muscle. »
Simulation of the deep-sea Venus flower sponge and how it responds to and influences the flow of nearby water. »
Researchers have developed a framework for monitoring communities' resilience. »
Root-associated microbes help plants cope with drought stress. »
Game-changing discovery impacts tissue engineering, wound healing and cancer research. »
Test finds ash at concentrations so low and sizes so small that other tests would likely miss it. »
Cuttlefish can remember what, where, and when specific things happened – right up to their last few days of life, researchers have found. »
Models and lab tests suggest the asteroid could be venting sodium vapor as it orbits close to the Sun, explaining its increase in brightness. »
Researchers know less about the shipworm than previously thought. »
Global microbiome transition network hints at origins and evolution paths of microbiomes. »
Researchers have uncovered an answer with an assist from volunteers. »
Search for ways to use solar power to generate the key reaction. »
Scientists have created plants whose cells and tissues ‘blush’ with beetroot pigments when they are colonised by fungi that help them take up nutrients from the soil. »
Researchers emphasize need for baseline information on microbial food webs. »
One area might serve as a refuge to harbor ice-dependent wildlife. »
Results underscore concern for health and well-being of people, wildlife and waterways. »
Scientists decode structure of the enzyme responsible for ethane fixation. »
An entirely new class of fire, spherical cool diffusion flames, or simply "cool flames," has been documented aboard the International Space Station. »