Humans domesticated horses: New tech could help archaeologists figure out where and when

In the increasingly urbanized world, few people still ride horses for reasons beyond sport or leisure.…

Biocatalysis: New method to drive catalytically active enzymes

A research team from Bochum has developed a new method to drive catalytically active enzymes. …

Have we really found an alien protein inside a meteorite?

A team of researchers say they have discovered a protein molecule inside a meteorite, the first…

Over 60% of Myanmar's mangroves deforested in the last 20 years

Mangroves account for only 0.7% of the Earth’s tropical forest area, but they are among the…

Total lunar eclipse: observing the Earth as a transiting planet

Astronomers have succeeded in recording sunlight shining through the Earth’s atmosphere in a manner similar to…

New eclipsing binary millisecond pulsar discovered by FAST

Using the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST), astronomers have discovered a new eclipsing binary millisecond…

South Orkneys VP8PJ DXpedition Team to Head Home on March 6

The VP8PJ South Orkney Islands DXpedition now under way has put nearly 60,000 contacts into the…

Dogs can detect heat with 'infrared sensor' in their nose, research finds

Dogs have a type of infrared sensor in the tip of their nose which enables them…

Research looks to beneficial insects for pest control

A Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service entomologist is studying how a combination of beneficial insects can…

'Needle in a haystack' discovery in quest to unlock clean energy technology

Researchers from the University of Aberdeen have discovered a new family of chemical compounds that could…