Arctic seal pups learn to live on the edge

Young harp seals diving for the first time can adapt their behavior depending on local environmental…

Combining tree rings, rainfall, streamflow records to reconstruct Daly River's climatic history

Plans to allocate water from the Northern Territory’s (NT) Daly River to cotton plantations could be…

Mussels' underwater glue inspires synthetic cement

Those who have tried to pry a mussel from anything from wood to rock know how…

Genome reconstruction opens doors to the transformation of potato breeding

More than 20 years after the first release of the human genome, scientists at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität…

Controversial policy to reconcile mining and biodiversity conservation demonstrates success

Ambatovy mine, a major contributor to Madagascar’s economy and a company which positioned itself as a…

New method to produce chemically modified mRNA developed

In a recent study, the research group at the University of Cologne’s Institute of Organic Chemistry…

Solar storms can destroy satellites with ease: A space weather expert explains the science

On Feb. 4, 2022, SpaceX launched 49 satellites as part of Elon Musk’s Starlink internet project,…

Study IDs 1,000+ mislabeled, overlooked gene fragments in plants

Researchers have overlooked especially minuscule gene fragments that are critical to the assembly of cellular machinery…

Academic freedom on the decline

Academic freedom is a universal human right. Yet, the 2022-release of the Academic Freedom Index (AFI)…

Field study shows pollinators prefer saltier nectar

A team of researchers affiliated with multiple institutions in the U.S., has found adding sodium to…