Little-known beaked whale found in cold waters off Hokkaido

Cetaceans are the best-known fully aquatic animals, including whales, dolphins and porpoises. The group includes more…

Fear of human 'super predator' pervades the South African savanna

Research published October 5 in the journal Current Biology finds that mammals living in South Africa’s…

New research may make future design of nanotechnology safer with fewer side effects

A new study, published in Nature Nanotechnology, may offer a strategy that mitigates negative side effects…

Survival of the newest: The mammals that survive mass extinctions aren't as 'boring' as scientists thought

When an asteroid hit the Earth 66 million years ago, it set off a devastating mass…

Climate intervention technologies may create winners and losers in world food supply

A technology being studied to curb climate change—one that could be put in place in one…

The medicine of the future could be artificial life forms

Creating artificial life is a recurring theme in both science and popular literature, where it conjures…

Scientists discover the highest energy gamma-rays ever from a pulsar

Scientists using the H.E.S.S. observatory in Namibia have detected the highest energy gamma rays ever from…

Nanoscale rust: The future of magnets?

Every motor we use needs a magnet. University of Manitoba researcher Rachel Nickel is studying how…

Novel organic-inorganic semiconductor generates circularly polarized light

A research team under the direction of Prof. Dr. Felix Deschler at Heidelberg University’s Institute for…

Non-native plants migrate north as climate change advances, study finds

As climate change progresses, the chance of southern plant species spreading to northern regions increases. In…