Tattooing and the art of sensing within the skin

The art of tattooing may have found a diagnostic twist. A team of scientists in Germany…

Algae-killing viruses spur nutrient recycling in oceans

Scientists have confirmed that viruses can kill marine algae called diatoms and that diatom die-offs near…

PIA23336: On the Edge

           Target: Mars Mission:  2001 Mars Odyssey Instrument:  THEMIS Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU Click here…

Great apes found to bond when watching videos together

A pair of researchers affiliated with Duke University and the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology…

Tornadoes, windstorms pave way for lasting plant invasions

When tornadoes touch down, we brace for news of property damage, injuries, and loss of life,…

Scientists discover how and when a subterranean ocean emerged

“The mechanism which caused the crust that had been altered by seawater to sink into the…

Mass estimated for two binary pulsars

By performing timing observations, an international group of astronomers has measured the mass of two binary…

New species of flying squirrel from Southwest China added to the rarest and 'most wanted'

Described in 1981, the genus Biswamoyopterus is regarded as the most mysterious and rarest amongst all…

Tiger, rhinos flee to higher ground in India's flood-hit Assam

A tiger escaped from a wildlife park in India’s flood-ravaged Assam and stretched out on a…

Scientists hope genetic research will lead to new breakthroughs in weed control

An article featured in the journal Weed Science sheds important new light on the genetics and…