Study: Bioinspired research project a first step toward intrinsically translucent tissue

Study: Bioinspired research project a first step toward intrinsically translucent tissue

Octopuses, squids and other sea creatures can perform a disappearing act by using specialized tissues in their bodies to manipulate the transmission and reflection...
Report: Ice loss from Antarctica and Greenland account for roughly a half-inch of sea level rise between 2003 and 2019

Report: Ice loss from Antarctica and Greenland account for roughly a half-inch of sea...

Using the most advanced Earth-observing laser instrument NASA has ever flown in space, scientists have made precise, detailed measurements of how the elevation of...
Researchers learn how tiny critters make ocean 'snot palaces'

Researchers learn how tiny critters make ocean ‘snot palaces’

Living in an essentially zero-gravity environment, many deep-sea animals have evolved soft, gelatinous bodies and collect food using elaborate mucous filters. Until now, studying...
Armored dinosaur's last meal preserved in stunning detail, Researchers Say

Armored dinosaur’s last meal preserved in stunning detail, Researchers Say

More than 110 million years ago, a lumbering 1,300-kilogram, armour-plated dinosaur ate its last meal, died, and was washed out to sea in what...
Ancient DNA uncovers Dead Sea Scrolls mystery

Ancient DNA uncovers Dead Sea Scrolls mystery

An interdisciplinary team from Tel Aviv University, led by Prof. Oded Rechavi of TAU's George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Prof. Noam Mizrahi...
Report: The virus's ability to change makes it likely that new human coronaviruses will arise

Report: The virus’s ability to change makes it likely that new human coronaviruses will...

A team of scientists studying the origin of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that has caused the COVID-19 pandemic, found that it was especially well-suited to...
Report: Rarely heard narwhal vocalizations

Report: Rarely heard narwhal vocalizations

With the help of Inuit hunters, geophysicists recently recorded the various calls, buzzes, clicks and whistles of narwhals as they summered in a Greenland...
Study: Migration patterns reveal an 'Eden' for ancient humans and animals

Study: Migration patterns reveal an ‘Eden’ for ancient humans and animals

Pinnacle Point, a series of archaeological sites that overlook a now submerged section of South Africa's coastline and one of the world's most important...
Report: Tropical forests can handle the heat, up to a point

Report: Tropical forests can handle the heat, up to a point

Tropical forests face an uncertain future under climate change, but new research published in Science suggests they can continue to store large amounts of...
NASA astronauts launch from America in historic test flight of SpaceX Crew Dragon (Study)

NASA astronauts launch from America in historic test flight of SpaceX Crew Dragon (Study)

For the first time in history, NASA astronauts have launched from American soil in a commercially built and operated American crew spacecraft on its...

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