Deep within the Sahara Desert lies one of the best-preserved craters on Earth. On Asteroid Day,…
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How globalization could be making human parasites more virulent
Parasites that cause severe diarrhea are likely to become more virulent because of the speed at…
US Supreme Court limits government powers to curb greenhouse gases
The US Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the government’s key environmental agency cannot issue broad limits…
Rapid seed dispersal by hornets facilitates reproduction of agarwood plants
Aquilaria sinensis (family Thymelaeaceae) is the principal source of Chinese agarwood. It is a vulnerable evergreen…
Vision and vocal communication guide three-dimensional spatial coordination of zebra finches during wind-tunnel flights
Many bird species fly together with conspecifics in flocks to safely cover flight distances. To avoid…
As these bacteria eat, they generate an unusual triangular molecule that can be used to make jet fuel
Aircrafts transport people, ship goods, and perform military operations, but the petroleum-based fuels that power them…
Found: The 'holy grail of catalysis'—turning methane into methanol under ambient conditions using light
An international team of researchers, led by scientists at the University of Manchester, has developed a…
The path of most resistance could help limit bone loss during spaceflight
Astronauts that have returned after spaceflights over three months may show signs of incomplete bone recovery…
Pandas gave bamboo the thumbs up at least six million years ago
When is a thumb not a thumb? When it’s an elongated wrist bone of the giant…
Emu software uses common gene to profile microbial communities
Part of a gene is better than none when identifying a species of microbe. But for…