America’s baby bust isn’t over. The nation’s birth rates last year reached record lows for women…
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Ireland's first grass-fed biorefinery hits the road to help farmers go green
Along the windy west coast of Ireland a biorefinery on wheels is turning grass into a…
Magnetic North Pole 1840–2019
Unlike our geographic North Pole, which is in a fixed location, magnetic north wanders. This has…
Air quality: Take a deep breath
Air pollution has become a serious problem. According to the World Health Organization, seven million premature…
Tug-of-war drives magnetic north sprint
As far as we know, Earth’s magnetic north has always wandered, but it has recently gained…
Analyze this: Space station facility enables rapid biomedical analysis
In its role as a unique orbiting laboratory, the International Space Station provides a broad range…
Dolphin ancestor's hearing was more like hoofed mammals than today's sea creatures
Vanderbilt University paleontologists are looking into the evolutionary origins of the whistles and squeaks that dolphins…
Five rules to tackle antibiotic resistance
Current efforts to tackle antibiotic resistance are “not nearly radical enough”, a leading scientist says. …
Species facing climate change could find help in odd place: Urban environments
When it comes to wildlife conservation efforts, urban environments could be far more helpful than we…
In guppy courtship, the unusual male wins
When it comes to choosing a mate, female guppies often go for the mates with the…