'PRISTINE' LANDSCAPES HAVEN'T EXISTED FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS DUE TO HUMAN ACTIVITY
'Pristine' landscapes simply do not exist anywhere in the world today and, in most cases, have not existed for at least several thousand...
THE NEWLY DISCOVERED GODZILLA GOBY FISH
As part of the Deep Reef Observation Project (DROP), a new goby fish species was discovered in the southern Caribbean. Living at depths...
ELEPHANT CALVES MORE LIKELY TO SURVIVE IN THE CARE OF THEIR GRANDMOTHERS
Among the Asian elephants, the grandmothers have a significant role. They ensure the survival of the calves and breeding success for...
ENGINEERS TO USE CYBORG INSECTS AS BIOROBOTIC SENSING MACHINES
A team of engineers from Washington University in St. Louis is looking to capitalize on the sense of smell in locusts to create new...
UNIVERSE'S FIRST LIFE MIGHT HAVE BEEN BORN ON CARBON PLANETS
Our Earth consists of silicate rocks and an iron core with a thin veneer of water and life. But the first potentially habitable worlds to...
PEROVSKITE SOLAR CELLS SURPASS 20 PERCENT EFFICIENCY
Researchers are pushing the limits of perovskite solar cell performance by exploring the best way to grow these crystals. Michael...
BIONIC LEAF TURNS SUNLIGHT INTO LIQUID FUEL
Scientists have created a system that uses solar energy to split water molecules and hydrogen-eating bacteria to produce liquid fuels....
MILKY WAY NOW HIDDEN FROM ONE-THIRD OF HUMANITY
The Milky Way, the brilliant river of stars that has dominated the night sky and human imaginations since time immemorial, is but a faded...
MAMMALS BEGAN THEIR TAKEOVER LONG BEFORE THE DEATH OF THE DINOSAURS
New research reports that, contrary to popular belief, mammals began their massive diversification 10 to 20 million years before the...
DEEP 'SCARS' FROM ANCIENT GEOLOGICAL EVENTS PLAY ROLE IN CURRENT EARTHQUAKES
Super-computer modeling of Earth's crust and upper-mantle suggests that ancient geologic events may have left deep 'scars' that can come...
