Newly mated queens of the red fire ant select nest sites with a relatively low pathogen…
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Research team discovers unique supernova explosion
One-hundred million light years away from Earth, an unusual supernova is exploding. Click here…
Where no spacecraft has gone before: A close encounter with binary asteroids
CU Boulder and Lockheed Martin will lead a new space mission to capture the first-ever closeup…
Coming up for air: Extinct sea scorpions could breathe out of water, fossil detective unveils
Scientists have long debated the respiratory workings of sea scorpions, but a new discovery by a…
New study of molar size regulation in hominins
The molar size relationship is one of the peculiar characteristics of hominins species, and various theories…
Understanding the 'deep-carbon cycle'
New geologic findings about the makeup of the Earth’s mantle are helping scientists better understand long-term…
New study gives most detailed picture to date of US bachelor's programs in computing
ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, recently released its eighth annual Study of Non-Doctoral Granting Departments…
Putting a future avocado apocalypse on ice
The supply of smashed ‘avo’ is secure for generations after world-first research cryopreserved the tips of…
Revealing the secrets of high-energy cosmic particles
The ‘IceCube’ neutrino observatory deep in the ice of the South Pole has already brought spectacular…
Scientists map freshwater transport in the Arctic Ocean
The Ob, Yenisei, and Lena rivers flow into the Kara and Laptev seas and account for…