Cretaceous metabolic pathways influence present-day global nutrient cycles

In the context of climate change, the phenomenon of oxygen-depleted areas in the ocean has become…

Natural mineral hackmanite demonstrates highly repeatable color change ability

While investigating hackmanite, researchers found that it can change color upon exposure to UV radiation repeatedly…

Astronomers discover dozens of new variable stars

Using the Nanshan One-meter Wide-field Telescope (NOWT), astronomers from China have observed the open cluster NGC…

Another step toward synthetic cells

Building functional synthetic cells from the bottom-up is an ongoing effort of scientists around the globe.…

Ovum‑in‑ovo egg suggests titanosaur's reproductive biology was more like birds than reptiles

A trio of researchers, two with the University of Delhi and a third with the Dhar…

Novel synthetic polymers could lead to greater crop yields for farmers

Scientists at the University of Birmingham have invented a new method to encourage bacteria to form…

S. Korea launches homegrown space rocket in 2nd such attempt

South Korea launched its first domestically built space rocket on Tuesday in the country’s second attempt,…

Dead rivers: The cost of Bangladesh's garment-driven economic boom

Bangladeshi ferryman Kalu Molla began working on the Buriganga river before the patchwork of slums on…

NASA fuels moon rocket for 1st time in countdown rehearsal

NASA fueled its huge moon rocket for the first time Monday and went ahead with a…

Modern phoenix: The bird brought back from extinction in Japan

Every day for the past 14 years, 72-year-old Masaoki Tsuchiya has set out before sunrise to…