For more than a century, the humble and ubiquitous fruit fly has helped scientists shed light…
Category: Phys.org
Phys.org
Coral reefs and squat lobsters flourished 150 million years ago
Coral reefs and the abundant life they support are increasingly threatened today, but a snapshot of…
Winning-at-all-costs in the workplace: Short-term gains could spell long-term disaster
Organizations endorsing a win-at-all-costs environment may find this management style good for the bottom-line, but it…
NASA sees heavy rainfall occurring in strengthening Tropical Storm Mario
When the Global Precipitation Measurement mission or GPM core satellite passed over the Eastern Pacific Ocean,…
Geophysicists challenge conventional view of the cause of porosity in weathered rock
New research published today in the journal Science Advances challenges the conventional view of how a…
Dust from a giant asteroid crash caused an ancient ice age
About 466 million years ago, long before the age of the dinosaurs, the Earth froze. The…
Study of ancient climate suggests future warming could accelerate
The rate at which the planet warms in response to the ongoing buildup of heat-trapping carbon…
Planned roads would be 'dagger in the heart' for Borneo's forests and wildlife
Malaysia’s plans to create a Pan-Borneo Highway will severely degrade one of the world’s most environmentally…
A technological 'leap' in the Edomite Kingdom during the 10th century BCE
During the late 10th century BCE, the emerging Edomite Kingdom of the southern Levant experienced a…
Greenland's growing 'ice slabs' intensify meltwater runoff into ocean
Thick, impenetrable ice slabs are expanding rapidly on the interior of Greenland’s ice sheet, where the…