Scorpions adapt their stinging, stingers and sting contents to minimize costs of venom use

Replenishing venom takes time and energy—so it pays to be stingy with stings. Click…

How Qantas and other airlines decide whether to fly near volcanoes

Mount Agung volcano in Bali, Indonesia, has been erupting intermittently since November 2017. The volcano erupted…

Op-ed: When did GMO become a dirty word?

Do you know someone with diabetes? While most people may associate GMOs with food products, their…

Two distinct physical mechanisms identified for how simple foams collapse

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have discovered two distinct mechanisms by which foams can collapse, yielding…

How acids behave in ultracold interstellar space

A research group from Ruhr-Universität Bochum has investigated how acids interact with water molecules at extremely…

Study finds bias in postdoctoral hiring

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Kim Dotcom fights US extradition in New Zealand's top court

Internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom and three of his former colleagues on Monday took their fight against…

'Homework gap' shows millions of students lack home internet

With no computer or internet at home, Raegan Byrd’s homework assignments present a nightly challenge: How…

Testing shows these waves are sick, in totally the wrong way

Most surfers know it’s best to avoid surfing near pipes that dump storm water into the…

Bioengineered salmon won't come from US's biggest farm state

Genetically engineered salmon is heading to store shelves in the U.S., but it won’t be coming…