Study of young chaotic star system reveals planet formation secrets

Scientists using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) to study the young star Elias 2-27 have…

Mutant genes can promote genetic transfer across taxonomic kingdoms

Researchers now have a better understanding of the mechanism underlying how certain bacteria can transfer genetic…

When tyrannosaurs dominated, medium-sized predators disappeared

A new study shows that medium-sized predators all but disappeared late in dinosaur history wherever Tyrannosaurus…

Latinas were more likely than other groups to drop out of workforce during pandemic

Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, Latinas have not only experienced disproportionately high unemployment rates, but they…

Ocean warming could hit shark survival

Infant sharks that live in the familiar mermaids’ purses found on most beaches in the UK…

Public health expert: 'We need to go forward to a new type of normal'

Six months after the first COVID-19 vaccine was approved for emergency use in the U.S., the…

40% of EU agricultural imports will be 'highly vulnerable' to drought by 2050

A trio of researchers has found that approximately 40% of agricultural products imported into the European…

The demonstration of hydrodynamic cloaking and shielding at the microscale

Researchers at Technion—Israel Institute of Technology, Technische Universität Darmstadt, and IBM Research Europe have recently proposed…

This deep-sea creature is long-armed, bristling with teeth, and the sole survivor of 180 million years of evolution

Let me introduce you to Ophiojura, a bizarre deep-sea animal found in 2011 by scientists from…

Should ships in India switch to shore power?

Countries throughout Europe and North America require ships, when in port, to be attached to the…