Plant-powered sensor sends signal to space

A device that uses electricity generated by plants as its power source has communicated via satellite…

Australian wildfire smoke stokes health fears in cities

Fire alarms have been sounding in high-rise buildings across downtown Sydney and Melbourne as dense smoke…

Reconnecting with nature key for sustainability

People who live in more built up areas and spend less free-time in nature are also…

Including irregular time intervals improves animal movement studies

Studies of animal movement and behavior—including those addressing disease spread and animal conservation—should monitor animals at…

Infectious disease defenses among ancient hominid contributions to adaptation of modern humans

During the past decade, our human evolutionary tree has turned into something more resembling an unwieldy…

Researchers unlock secrets of cell division, define role for protein elevated in cancer

Researchers at Princeton University have successfully recreated a key process involved in cell division in a…

Scientists provide novel strategies for parasitic weed control

Parasitic weeds are among the world’s most economically damaging agricultural pests. They use an organ called…

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon up 85 percent in 2019

Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest in northern Brazil soared 85 percent in 2019, compared with the…

Experts seek answers behind constant quakes in Puerto Rico

Seismologists in southern Puerto Rico gingerly walked around a patch of dirt that marks the location…

High-gravity water waves

Image: What might look like jelly being stirred is actually water subjected to 20 times normal…