Category: Phys.org

The European eel (Anguilla anguilla), the freshwater blenny (Salaria fluviatilis), the freshwater pearl mussel (Margaritifera auricularia)…

Reversible electro-optical detector for environmental sensing of pollutants

Increasing emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and their resulting impact on air and water quality…

Genome study reveals extent, diversity of Roman-era pandemic

New research on one of history’s most devastating plagues shows that it spread farther than previously…

Out of Africa and into an archaic human melting pot

Genetic analysis has revealed that the ancestors of modern humans interbred with at least five different…

Female mammals kill the offspring of their competitors when resources are scarce

Dieter Lukas and Elise Huchard have now looked into infanticide by female mammals. In previous studies,…

Tiny bivalve found in Brazil sheds light on tropical Atlantic biogeography

For the first time, the bivalve mollusc Guyanella clenchi has been reported from Abrolhos Bank, Brazil.…

Fossil of smallest Old World monkey species discovered in Kenya

Researchers from the National Museums of Kenya, University of Arkansas, University of Missouri and Duke University…

Warming climate intensifies summer drought in parts of U.S., study finds

Climate change is amplifying the intensity and likelihood of heatwaves during severe droughts in the southern…

Field experiment uses fake emails to measure gender and racial bias among startup investors