Research: Scientists solve mystery of a fish called Mary’s ‘virgin’ birth —

A female stickleback fish, nick-named 'Mary', has produced offspring from eggs that appear to have been fertilised while they were still inside her,...

Research: Fish with a high level of familiarity are more aggressive towards each other...

Aggressiveness among animals may increase the longer individuals live together in stable groups. This is the finding of a recent study carried out...

Research: Citizen scientist finds ancient white dwarf star encircled by puzzling rings —

A volunteer working with the NASA-led Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 project has found the oldest and coldest known white dwarf -- an Earth-sized...

Research: A shared past for East Africa’s hunter-gatherers —

Languages that involve "clicks" are relatively rare worldwide but are spoken by several groups in Africa. The Khoisan language family includes a handful...

Research: A volcanic binge and its frosty hangover —

A major volcanic event could have triggered one of the largest glaciations in Earth's history -- the Gaskiers glaciation, which turned the Earth...

Research: World’s biggest terrestrial carbon sinks are found in young forests —

More than half of the carbon sink in the world's forests is in areas where the trees are relatively young -- under 140...

Research: Isotope analyses performed on single amino acids in Neanderthals’ collagen samples shed new...

Neanderthals' diets are highly debated: they are traditionally considered carnivores and hunters of large mammals, but this hypothesis has recently been challenged by...

Research: Scientists produce valuable nanowires from short particles without the bulk —

A boost of vitamin C helped Rice University scientists turn small gold nanorods into fine gold nanowires. Common, mild ascorbic acid is the not-so-secret...

Research: Researchers present a new software for the analysis of airborne wind energy systems...

Airborne Wind Energy Systems (AWES) are a new kind of technology to harvest wind energy. The expensive and heavy tower and rotor of...

Research: Solar tadpole-like jets seen with NASA’S IRIS add new clue to age-old mystery...

Scientists have discovered tadpole-shaped jets coming out of regions with intense magnetic fields on the Sun. Unlike those living on Earth, these "tadpoles"...

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