Can a UNICORN outrun earthquakes?

Each year, anywhere from a few hundred to tens of thousands of deaths are attributed to…

NASA's Terra satellite sees fire and smoke from devastating bushfires in Australia

The state of New South Wales (NSW) in south eastern Australia is continuing to experience devastating…

Evolution can reconfigure gene networks to deal with environmental change

Scientists at the University of Birmingham have unravelled the genetic mechanisms behind tiny waterfleas’ ability to…

Mysteries behind interstellar buckyballs finally answered

Scientists have long been puzzled by the existence of so-called “buckyballs”—complex carbon molecules with a soccer-ball-like…

When reporting climate-driven human migration, place matters

A quick Google search for “What is driving migration from Central America?” reveals that nearly all…

Maybe banking culture doesn't always make people dishonest

Scientists say they were unable to confirm a highly publicized 2014 study that suggested banking culture…

Ancient cup given to 1st marathon victor returned to Greece

An ancient Greek cup awarded as a prize to the marathon winner in the first modern…

Tuna carbon ratios reveal shift in food web

The ratio of carbon isotopes in three common species of tuna has changed substantially since 2000,…

Precisely poking cells en masse to cure cancer

What if you could cure cancer by re-engineering patients’ cells to better target and destroy their…

NASA provides an infrared analysis of Tropical Storm Fengshen

Tropical Storm Fengshen continued to strengthen in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean as NASA’s Terra satellite passed…