Humans have cooked with fire for millennia, but it may be time for a change. Natural…
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Zoo enrichment could go further
Zoos and aquariums could improve the lives of a wider range of their animals, new research…
AI breakthrough could revolutionize how we research dinosaur fossils
One of the most promising applications of artificial intelligence technologies is the identification of tumors from…
Earliest known report of ball lightning phenomenon in England discovered
Researchers have discovered what appears to be the earliest known account of a rare weather phenomenon…
Fossil snail shells offer new tool for analyzing ancient ocean chemistry
A collection of fossil shells from marine snails and clams is challenging a theory that says…
Culture plays role in children's acceptance of gender-diverse peers
Shown four images of hypothetical peers—a boy playing with cars and trucks, a girl playing with…
X-rays will make plant diets of the future more tasty
Imagine taking your favorite treat—a Mars bar or cream puff—and beaming it with X-rays to map…
Getting in gear: Researchers create a slow light device with high optical quality
Researchers including a postdoc at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have created a gear-shaped photonic crystal…
NASA Greenland mission completes six years of mapping unknown terrain
To learn how ocean water is melting glaciers, NASA’s Oceans Melting Greenland mission extensively surveyed the…
Will the COVID-19 pandemic make waste management more uncontrollable?
The outbreak of COVID-19 has changed our lifestyle, and even the environment around us, such as…