Water availability determines carbon uptake under climate warming: study

Increasing atmospheric CO2 concentration is the leading cause of greenhouse effects and global warming. Notably, rapid…

Hundreds of Pyrenees livestock farmers protest predator bears

Hundreds of Spanish livestock farmers staged a protest Thursday in the Pyrenees town of Ainsa against…

Wildlife meeting backs more protection for giraffes

Wildlife-supporting countries on Thursday backed regulating international trade in giraffes in a bid to offer more…

Last of its kind rocket puts GPS satellite in orbit

A rocket that’s the last of its kind delivered the newest, most powerful GPS satellite to…

Early life on Earth limited by enzyme

A single enzyme found in early single-cell life forms could explain why oxygen levels in the…

Maximum mass of lightest neutrino revealed using astronomical big data

The mass of the lightest neutrino, an abundant ‘ghost’ particle found throughout the universe, has been…

Materials scientists build a synthetic system with compartments like real cells

Polymer chemists and materials scientists have achieved some notable advances that mimic Nature, but one of…

Certain metabolites linked to stem cell function in the intestine

Researchers have found that high levels of ketone bodies, molecules produced by the breakdown of fat,…

Scorpion toxin that targets 'wasabi receptor' may help solve mystery of chronic pain

Researchers have discovered a scorpion toxin that targets the ‘wasabi receptor,’ a chemical-sensing protein found in…

Positive steps for Asian elephants facing skinning threat

The Asian elephant is the forgotten elephant. Click here for original story, Positive steps…