Ancient tree reveals cause of spike in Arctic temperature

A kauri tree trapped in a New Zealand swamp for 30,000 years may have overturned the…

Modeling the impact of green eggs and hens

Poultry given vegan organic chicken feed can help to produce eggs with a smaller environmental footprint…

Rapid climate changes across northern hemisphere in the earliest Middle Pleistocene

By studying climate changes that took place thousands of years ago, we can better understand the…

Astronauts don’t develop anemia during spaceflight, NASA study suggests

Space flight anemia -- the reduction of circulating red blood cells during time spent in space…

Long sitting periods may be just as harmful as daily total

A new study founds that sitting around for 12 or more hours per day, particularly if…

Rising CO2 leading to changes in land plant photosynthesis

Researchers have determined that major changes in plant behavior have occurred over the past 40 years,…

Study of circular DNA comes full circle with use of old technique

A 50-year-old lab technique is helping researchers better understand circular DNA, a lesser-known and poorly understood…

When ancient fossil DNA isn’t available, ancient glycans may help trace human evolution

Researchers have discovered a new kind of glycan (sugar chain) that survives even in a 4-million-year-old…

Method controls whether freezing droplets bounce off or stick

Self-peeling droplets have been discovered, along with a new way to control adhesion of freezing droplets…

Research identifies causes and possible treatments for deadly diseases affecting children

Research has identified four pathogens that are responsible for the vast majority of diarrheal illnesses, leading…