NASA’s MAVEN Observes Martian Light Show Caused by Major Solar Storm

For the first time in its eight years orbiting Mars, NASA’s MAVEN mission witnessed two different…

Pacemaker channel discovery could lead to better heart drugs

The mechanism by which fat-related molecules called lipids regulate pacemaker ion channel proteins, which help control…

The evolution of tree roots may have driven mass extinctions

The evolution of tree roots may have triggered a series of mass extinctions that rocked the…

Oil and gas emissions up to three times what is reported: monitor

Planet-heating emissions from oil and gas production could be three times higher than reported, according to…

More than 130 seals found dead on Caspian beaches

More than 130 endangered seals have been found dead on Kazakh beaches of the Caspian Sea,…

Turtles in demand as pets, leading to a spike in poaching

Swimming in two plastic bins inside a brightly lit and sterile quarantine room at a Rhode…

SARS-CoV-2 alters RNA in infected cells, study reveals

For the first time, scientists at the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP) in Brazil have…

Octopuses caught on video throwing silt and shells around themselves and at each other

Octopuses appear to deliberately throw debris, sometimes directed at other octopuses, according to a study publishing…

US midterms: Why gambling markets often predict elections more accurately than polls

This year’s U.S. midterms are on a razor’s edge. Click here for original story,…

Physicists show how tight 'diet' could produce single-chirality carbon nanotubes

Like a giraffe stretching for leaves on a tall tree, making carbon nanotubes reach for food…