Why aren't all black bears black?

Sometimes a name is just a name. Take bears, for example. In Yellowstone National Park, black…

Climate change played key role in dinosaur success story

Climate change, rather than competition, played a key role in the ascendancy of dinosaurs through the…

Educating young people about relationships to counteract negative role models and 'Disneyfied' portrayals of love

Children should get lessons in school on how to build strong relationships to counteract negative role…

Organic dyes with persistent delayed fluorescence and ultralong phosphorescence

A team of researchers from Lithuania has developed organic dyes showing a particularly long afterglow after…

Two fungi work together to kill fig trees

In many countries, the number of fig trees have been declining. While there are numerous explanations,…

Research explains why sexual arousal can turn men off long-term relationships

New research has revealed that sexual arousal leads to an immediate preference in short-term mating in…

Researchers compile world's first 'atlas' of airborne microbes

Bacteria are truly abundant across the Earth’s surface, from the soil to the oceans. The microbial…

Temperature rising on Soyuz, crew not in danger

The temperature in the Soyuz capsule docked with the International Space Station has risen but the…

Satellite launched to map the world's oceans, lakes, rivers

A U.S.-French satellite that will map almost all of the world’s oceans, lakes and rivers rocketed…

Vertically aligned single-walled carbon nanotubes for energy storage and the electronics industry

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists have created vertically aligned single-walled carbon nanotubes on metal foils…