Antarctic ice sheets capable of retreating up to 50 meters per day

The ice shelves surrounding the Antarctic coastline retreated at speeds of up to 50 meters per…

Reintroduction of wolves tied to return of tall willows in Yellowstone National Park

The reintroduction of wolves into Yellowstone National Park is tied to the recovery of tall willows…

New Zealand blue whale distribution patterns tied to ocean conditions, prey availability

The researchers who recently discovered a population of blue whales in New Zealand are learning more…

gnomAD Consortium releases its first major studies of human genetic variation

For the last eight years, the Genome Aggregation Database (gnomAD) Consortium (and its predecessor, the Exome…

Spectacular fireball explodes over northern Turkey

A bright fireball exploded over northern Turkey around 17:35 UTC (20:35 LT) on Wednesday evening, May…

Who were the Canaanites? New insight from 73 ancient genomes

The people who lived in the area known as the Southern Levant — which is now…

Balancing the economy while saving the planet

A new research-based framework lets companies make informed decisions balancing economic and sustainability factors when producing…

Previously claimed memory boosting font 'Sans Forgetica' does not actually boost memory

It was previously claimed that the font Sans Forgetica could enhance people’s memory for information, however…

Tackling airborne transmission of COVID-19 indoors

Preventing airborne transmission of Covid-19 should be the next front of the battle against the virus,…

Sugars could be the key to an earlier, more accurate test for prostate cancer

A new type of test that uses complex sugars to detect prostate cancer earlier and with…