Researchers find earliest evidence of milk consumption

Researchers have found the earliest direct evidence of milk consumption anywhere in the world in the…

Numerical simulations probe mechanisms behind sand dune formation

After noticing how the construction of dams significantly alter the hydrodynamics of natural rivers and the…

Water interests are fighting California's bid to block Trump's environmental rollbacks

California is close to adopting strict Obama-era federal environmental and worker safety rules that the Trump…

Amazon employees step up pressure on climate issues, plan walkout Sept. 20

A group of Amazon employees pressuring the company to take meaningful action to slow climate change…

Do animals control earth's oxygen level?

No more than 540 million years ago there was a huge boom in the diversity of…

A new species of electric eel produces the highest voltage discharge of any known animal

There are at least three species of electric eels (Electrophorus spp.), not just one as previously…

Reconfigurable electronics show promise for wearable, implantable devices

Medical implants of the future may feature reconfigurable electronic platforms that can morph in shape and…

Tougher arsenic standard shows desired effect: Public's drinking water is safer

Toughening the federal standard for arsenic in 2001 has led to fewer violations by the public…

Warning signs in a poisonous Papuan songbird

Bright colors and conspicuous markings are often used in nature to warn off would-be predators. While…

What the cranium of oldest human ancestor would have looked like

Despite having lived about 300,000 years ago, the oldest ancestor of all members of Homo sapiens…