Microplastics found embedded in tissues of whales and dolphins

Microscopic plastic particles have been found in the fats and lungs of two-thirds of the marine…

Chloride ions from seawater eyed as possible lithium replacement in batteries of the future

Sodium, Potassium and zinc have all been promising contenders for lithium’s place in rechargeable batteries of…

Fat burning during exercise varies widely between individuals

The best heart rate for burning fat differs for each individual and often does not align…

Mechanism underlying bacterial resistance to the antibiotic albicidin revealed

A new analysis shows that infectious bacteria exposed to the antibiotic albicidin rapidly develop up to…

A climate-orchestrated early human love story

A new study finds that past changes in atmospheric CO2 and corresponding shifts in climate and…

How a massive North Atlantic cooling event disrupted early human occupation in Europe

A new study finds that around 1.12 million years ago a massive cooling event in the…

The positional transmitter of statoliths unveiled: It keeps plants from getting lazy

Plants orient their organs in response to the gravity vector, with roots growing towards gravity and…

Researchers engineer bacteria that can detect tumor DNA

Creating new technologically advanced sensors, scientists have engineered bacteria that detect the presence of tumor DNA…

Study ties fracking to another type of shaking

New research confirms fracking causes slow, small earthquakes or tremors, whose origin was previously a mystery…

Scientists reverse hearing loss in mice

New research has successfully reversed hearing loss in mice. Scientists used a genetic approach to fix deafness…