Azteca ant colonies move the same way leopards' spots form

What could Azteca ants in coffee farms in Mexico have in common with leopards’ spots and…

Understanding Asteraceae: Validation of a Hyb-Seq probe set for evolutionary studies

Accurately reconstructing the relationships between different species requires analyzing the sequences of a judiciously selected, and…

Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin rocket makes 12th test flight

Blue Origin, the space company owned by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, launched the 12th crewless test…

The Return to Venus and What It Means for Earth

Why NASA scientists want to go (back) to this most inhospitable planet. …

Paleontology: Experiments in evolution

A new find from Patagonia sheds light on the evolution of large predatory dinosaurs. Features of…

First mathematical proof for key law of turbulence in fluid mechanics

Turbulence is one of the least understood phenomena of the physical world. Long considered too hard…

Research confirms timing of tropical glacier melt at the end of the last ice age

Findings on ice retreat across the global tropics clarifies how the low latitudes transformed during the…

State of shock: 200-year-old law about gas mixtures called into question

According to a new study led by a team from The University of New Mexico, centuries-old…

Mountain goats' air conditioning is failing, study says

A new study says Glacier National Park’s iconic mountain goats are in dire need of ‘air…

Earth was stressed before dinosaur extinction

By measuring the chemistry of fossilized seashells collected in Antarctica, researchers discovered that Earth was already…