How skates learned to fly through water

Genes are not the only drivers of evolution. The iconic fins of skates are caused by…

The brain's support cells may play a key role in OCD

A type of cell usually characterized as the brain’s support system appears to play an important…

Humans need Earth-like ecosystem for deep-space living

Can humans endure long-term living in deep space? The answer is a lukewarm maybe, according to a new…

What amphibians can tell us about water quality

Whether it occurs through the discharge of nutrients from agricultural operations into local streams or the…

Is technology-based intelligence more likely to evolve on land or in water?

A new paper published by Florida Tech astrobiologist Manasvi Lingam examines a core question: Is technology-based…

Your fork could someday be made of sugar and wood powders and degrade on-demand

Single-use hard plastics are pervasive: utensils, party decorations and food containers, to name a few examples.…

Scientists evaluate potential human cannabinoid exposure from consuming meat if cattle are fed hempseed cake

Scientists from the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and North Dakota State University (NDSU) recently found…

First near-complete sauropod dinosaur skull found in Australia hints at ancient links between continents

In May and June of 2018, Australia’s first near-complete skull of a sauropod—a group of long-tailed,…

Cutting cable bacteria with a laser puts an end to a bacterial party

The party-poopers cutting the cable bacteria are researchers from the Center for Electromicrobiology (CEM) at Aarhus…

Obfuscating systemic racism in media representation of a school district state takeover

A group of researchers at the U of A recently examined the media portrayal of education…