Earthquakes often occur along plate boundaries, when sudden movements of the “stuck” plates release elastic strain…
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Signs of wear on mosasaurs' teeth show they were picky eaters who liked seafood
The cradle of paleontology—the study of fossil remains of animals and plants—lies in the Maastricht limestones,…
Health professionals played 'central role' in Nazi crimes: study
Medical professionals played a “central role” in the crimes committed by the Nazis, according to a…
Endangered Galapagos tortoises suffer from human waste: Study
Endangered giant Galapagos tortoises continue to swallow plastic and other human waste despite a ban on…
'Like breathing poison': Delhi children hardest hit by smog
Crying in a hospital bed with a nebuliser mask on his tiny face, one-month-old Ayansh Tiwari…
Forests with multiple tree species are 70% more effective as carbon sinks than monoculture forests, study finds
To slow the effects of climate change, conserve biodiversity, and meet the sustainable development goals, replanting…
New AI system can map giant icebergs from satellite images 10,000 times faster than humans
Scientists have trained an artificial intelligence (AI) system to accurately map—in one-hundredth of a second—the surface…
Q&A: Philosophy meets physics—professor uncovers hidden truth about Newton's 300-year old law
Like most high schoolers in an intro to physics class, Dan Hoek heard the legendary tale…
'Alien' wasps thriving in tropical forests, study finds
Researchers say they have discovered a high diversity of Darwin wasps in a tropical rainforest in…
Researchers hunt for hard-to-spot genetic links to improve crop and livestock breeding
When a hurricane-like derecho knocked down corn plants across Iowa in August 2020, it was devastating…