Using data from field experiments and modeling of ground faults, researchers at Tufts University have discovered…
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What makes a planet habitable
Which of Earth's features were essential for the origin and sustenance of life? And how do…
Running may have made dinosaurs’ wings flap before they evolved to fly
Before they evolved the ability to fly, two-legged dinosaurs may have begun to flap their wings…
Forest fires accelerating snowmelt across western US, study finds
Forest fires are causing snow to melt earlier in the season, a trend occurring across the…
New clues to coastal erosion
New research has uncovered a missing nutrient source in coastal oceans, which could promote better water…
What next for cyclone-hit Mozambique?
Mozambique is reeling after an unprecedented two cyclones swept ashore within six weeks, wreaking havoc and…
SpaceX confirms crew capsule destroyed in ground testing
SpaceX has confirmed that its crew capsule was destroyed in ground testing two weeks ago.
Young frogs that were stressed as tadpoles move less on land, putting their survival at risk
New Oregon State University research shows that juvenile northern red-legged frogs that have experienced climate-related stress…
Tapping fresh water under the ocean has consequences
The last place most people would expect to find fresh groundwater is tens to hundreds of…
Building better life support systems for future space travel
Astronauts on future long-duration spaceflight missions to the Moon and Mars could rely on microalgae to…