One single primitive turtle resisted mass extinction in the northern hemisphere

Sixty-six million years ago, in the emerged lands of Laurasia—now the northern hemisphere—a primitive land tortoise,…

Updated shark tagging atlas provides more than 50 years of tagging and recapture data

A 52-year database of the distribution and movements of 35 Atlantic shark species revealed new information…

Exotic new topological state discovered in Dirac semimetals

Fundamental research in condensed matter physics has driven tremendous advances in modern electronic capabilities. Transistors, optical…

A study identifies 17 key compounds in wine aromas

Maybe words such as ethyl butanoate and octalactone sound unfamiliar to most people who drink wine.…

Progress Made Toward Priorities Defined in 2013-2022 Solar and Space Physics Decadal Survey

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Nanoracks Deploys 250th Satellite, Eighth Cygnus Mission

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Grey seals discovered clapping underwater to communicate

Wild grey seals can clap their flippers underwater during breeding season. Click here for…

Does flexible work 'work' for Aussie parents?

An Australian study examining the relationship between flexibility and parent health has revealed formal family-friendly workplace…

New membranes for cellular recycling

There is a constant spring-cleaning in our cells: The cell’s own recycling system, so-called autophagy, fills…

Family matters for world's second biggest fish

The world’s second biggest fish—the basking shark—prefers to travel with family to familiar feeding sites, according…