Bonobo diet of aquatic greens may hold clues to human evolution

Observations of bonobos in the Congo basin foraging in swamps for aquatic herbs rich in iodine,…

3-D holograms bringing astronomy to life

Scientists working on unravelling the mysteries of star cluster formation have found an innovative way of…

Citizen scientists discover cyclical pattern of complexity in solar storms

Citizen scientists have discovered that solar storms become more complex as the Sun’s 11-year activity cycle…

Citizen scientists collect vital microplastics data—from their yachts

The world’s oceans are under invasion by a virtually indestructible enemy—plastic. Florida International University (FIU) and…

InSight Mars lander uncovers the 'mole'

Behold the “mole”: The heat-sensing spike that NASA’s InSight lander deployed on the Martian surface is…

'Planting green' cover-crop strategy may help farmers deal with wet springs

Allowing cover crops to grow two weeks longer in the spring and planting corn and soybean…

Physicists use light waves to accelerate supercurrents, enable ultrafast quantum computing

Jigang Wang patiently explained his latest discovery in quantum control that could lead to superfast computing…

Inflatable decelerator will hitch a ride on the JPSS-2 satellite

An inflatable decelerator technology that could one day help humans land on Mars will fly on…

When kinetics and thermodynamics should play together

The formation of calcium carbonate (CaCO3) in water has ramifications for everything from food and energy…

Analysis finds US ecosystems shifting hundreds of miles north

Whole ecosystems are shifting dramatically north in the Great Plains, a phenomenon likely linked to human…