Research: New buzz around insect DNA analysis and biodiversity estimates —

In the face of declining numbers of insects across the globe, scientists continue to expand our knowledge about invertebrate organisms and their biodiversity...

Research: New arguments in favor of a ninth planet in our solar system —

Corresponding with the three-year anniversary of their announcement hypothesizing the existence of a ninth planet in the solar system, Caltech's Mike Brown and...

Research: A new study in AGU’s journal Geophysical Research Letters predicts the Arctic Ocean...

The Arctic Ocean could become ice-free in the summer in the next 20 years due to a natural, long-term warming phase in the...

Research: Dark matter may be hitting the right note in small galaxies —

Dark matter may scatter against each other only when they hit the right energy, say researchers in Japan, Germany, and Austria in a...

Research: Crop residue burning is a major contributor to air pollution in South Asia...

While fossil fuel emissions in New Delhi account for 80 percent of the air pollution plume during the summer, emissions from biomass burning...

Research: ‘Upcycling’ plastic bottles could give them a more useful second life —

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have developed a recycling process that transforms single-use beverage bottles, clothing,...

Research: Bats migrate at the most energy-efficient flying speed for maximum range —

Aerial migration is the fastest, yet most energetically demanding way of seasonal movements between habitats. A new study led by scientists at the...

Research: Scientists collect data, map little-understood soils —

Soils all over the Earth's surface are rigorously tested and managed. But what about soils that are down in the murky depths? Although...

Research: Migrating blue whales rely on memory more than environmental cues to find prey...

Blue whales reach their massive size by relying on their exceptional memories to find historically productive feeding sites rather than responding in real...

Research: New technique can efficiently convert CO2 from gas into solid particles of carbon...

Researchers have used liquid metals to turn carbon dioxide back into solid coal, in a world-first breakthrough that could transform our approach to...

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