An eye in the sky: Monitoring animal colonies using drones in the subantarctic

Scientists have conducted the first population study of penguins, seals and albatross using unoccupied aerial vehicles…

Efficiently 'switching on' bacteria to produce high-value chemicals

High-value chemicals used in biofuels and pharmaceuticals can be made from bacteria by switching their chemistry…

Deforestation darkening the seas above world's second biggest reef

Converting Central American tropical forests into agricultural land is changing the color and composition of natural…

How to help your pandemic puppy avoid doggy distress

Many people are living on pandemic time. Before COVID and after COVID, in other words. And…

Absorbent aerogels show some muscle

A simple chemical process developed at Rice University creates light and highly absorbent aerogels that can…

First global statistical analysis of harmful algal blooms

The first-ever global statistical analysis of trends in harmful algal blooms (HABs) has shown that, worldwide,…

Heavy sleepers: elephants on epic trek take nap

A herd of wild elephants in southwestern China have been captured on camera taking a breather…

How COVID-19 wreaks havoc on human lungs

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have published the first detailed…

Experiments show natural selection opposes sexual selection

Natural selection can reverse evolution that occurs through sexual selection and this can lead to better…

Projected acidification of the Great Barrier Reef could be offset by ten years

New research has shown that by injecting an alkalinizing agent into the ocean along the length…