Wild bees are active in woodland treetops, research shows

Wild bees may be just as happy visiting the high canopy of woodlands as they are…

A small trench-dwelling fish makes a splash in deep-sea evolution

The Atacama Trench is a deep-water channel running along the Pacific coast of Chile and Peru,…

Reaching new heights in largest ever genome study

Children’s growth will be easier to assess following a University of Queensland-led study analyzing the genetic…

Scientists demonstrate that electricity may be obtainable from water with a high salt concentration

Devising renewable sources of energy is a key concern for scientists, political leaders and communities as…

New tool helps researchers investigate clouds, rain and climate change

The Earth Model Column Collaboratory is an open-source research platform that pairs complex data with weather…

Corn plants with tillers work well in restrictive environments

Undeniably, corn is one of the world’s most important crops. From feeding humans and livestock, to…

NASA dust detective delivers first maps from space for climate science

NASA’s Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT) mission aboard the International Space Station has produced…

Endangered fruit-eating animals play an outsized role in a tropical forest—losing them could have dire consequences

A new study by researchers at the University of Washington shows that losing a particular group…

How advanced optical tweezers revolutionized cell manipulation

Optical tweezers (OTs), also known as optical traps, are highly focused laser beams that can be…

2022 US State of the Birds report reveals widespread losses of birds in all habitats—except for one

A newly released State of the Birds report for the United States reveals a tale of…