The seemingly stable regions of the Earth’s continental plates—the so-called stable cratons—have suffered repetitive deformation below…
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For a billion years of Earth's history our days were only 19 hours long, finds new study
It’s tough accomplishing everything we want to get done in a day. But it would have…
Cholera bacteria found to form an aggressive biofilm to kill immune cells
Bacteria harness the power of communities. A research group at the University of Basel, Switzerland, has…
Astronomers discover supernova explosion through rare 'cosmic magnifying glasses'
According to Einstein’s general theory of relativity, time and space are fused together in a quantity…
Extreme temperature tolerance of army ants could inform how animal populations will respond to changing climates
Drexel University researchers sampled a variety of army ant (Eciton burchellii parvispinum) colonies to test how…
Study explores magnetosheath jets on Mars
Magnetosheath jets on Earth are plasma entities that have a higher dynamic pressure surrounding the plasma…
Plant ecology study shows dominant influence of climate on vegetation
For several years, ecological research has argued that climate often has no determining influence on the…
A new Tatooine-like multi-planetary system identified
An international team of astronomers has announced the second-ever discovery of a multiplanetary circumbinary system. …
Which came first: The reptile or the egg?
The earliest reptiles, birds and mammals may have borne live young, researchers from Nanjing University and…
New material transforms light, creating new possibilities for sensors
A group of scientists and engineers that includes researchers from The University of Texas at Austin…