Amazon mangroves store twice as much carbon per acre as region’s famous rainforest

Scientists have determined for the first time that Amazon's waterlogged coastal mangrove forests, which are being…

The hormone FGF23 is linked to structural deficits in the brain

Scientists find that high levels of a hormone called FGF23 are linked to changes in brain…

Large stretches of coral reefs can be rehabilitated

Coral reefs can be rehabilitated over large scales using a relatively inexpensive technique.

How a sleeping cancer awakens and metastasizes

Scientists have determined one of the ways in which cancers in remission can spring back into…

Aphids use sight to avoid deadly bacteria, could lead to pest control

Pea aphids -- a serious agricultural pest -- have the ability to see and avoid a…

Where are they? Cosmologists search Andromeda for signs of alien life

'Are we alone in the universe?' The question has fascinated, tantalized and even disconcerted humans for…

Ledumahadi mafube: South Africa’s new jurassic giant

A new species of a giant dinosaur has been found in South Africa's Free State Province.…

Physical exercise improves the elimination of toxic proteins from muscles

A new study could contribute to the development of alternatives to treat muscle weakness and atrophy.…

Putting noise to work

Noise is often an undesirable phenomenon, for example a recorded conversation in a noisy room, astronomical…

Beach sand ripples can be fingerprints for ancient weather conditions

Beach sand ripples can be fingerprints for ancient weather conditions, study shows.