Research: Mysterious release of radioactive material uncovered —

It was the most serious release of radioactive material since Fukushima 2011, but the public took little notice of it: In September 2017,...

Research: Study provides much-needed objective measures for predicting neurodevelopmental disorders —

Autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders often aren't diagnosed until a child is a few years of age, when behavioral interventions and speech/occupational therapy...

Research: Study picks apart factors that caused severe, long-lasting droughts and suggests increased risk...

About a dozen megadroughts struck the American Southwest during the 9th through the 15th centuries, but then they mysteriously ceased around the year...

Research: As ecosystem engineers, forest elephants’ dining habits are climate-friendly —

One of the last remaining megaherbivores, forest elephants shape their environment by serving as seed dispersers and forest bulldozers as they eat over...

Research: New light on cichlid evolution in Africa —

Cichlids (Cichlidae) are a group of small to medium-sized fish that are ubiquitous in freshwater habitats in the tropics. They are particularly notable...

Research: 18-million-year-old creature discovered in Peru was no bigger than a hamster; helps fill...

A team of Peruvian and American scientists have uncovered the 18-million-year-old remains of the smallest fossil monkey ever found. A fossilized tooth found in...
Dinosaur bone: Researchers uncover giant femur in France

Dinosaur bone: Researchers uncover giant femur in France

DINOSAUR hunters have uncovered a 6.5-foot thigh bone probably belonging to a giant sauropod in France. Dinosaur researchers have found a two-metre thigh bone which...

Research: Mapping cells in the ‘immortal’ regenerating hydra —

The tiny hydra, a freshwater invertebrate related to jellyfish and corals, has an amazing ability to renew its cells and regenerate damaged tissue....

Research: Strange bacteria hint at ancient origin of photosynthesis —

Structures inside rare bacteria are similar to those that power photosynthesis in plants today, suggesting the process is older than assumed. The finding could...

Research: Underwater glacial melting is occurring at higher rates than modeling predicts —

Researchers have developed a new method to allow for the first direct measurement of the submarine melt rate of a tidewater glacier, and,...

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