Research: Mineral discoveries in the Galapagos Islands pose a puzzle as to their formation...

The Galapagos archipelago is one of the most famous groups of islands in the world. Many of the animal and plant species are...

Research: Humanity is not naturally violent —

Artificial intelligence can help us to better understand the causes of religious violence and to potentially control it, according to a new Oxford...

Research: Global warming increases frost damage on trees in Central Europe —

Global warming increases frost damage on trees in large areas of Central Europe, according to a new Finnish-Chinese study by researchers from the...

Research: Lung lavage as new test method improves tuberculosis diagnosis in rhinoceros —

Diseases and tuberculosis in particular can pose considerable challenges for wildlife. In order to avoid epidemics within populations or to treat individual animals...

Research: Amber preserving newborns, egg shells, and egg bursters shows that the hatching mechanism...

Fossilised newborns, egg shells, and egg bursters preserved together in amber provide the first direct evidence of how insects hatched in deep time,...

Research: Hotter temperatures may offset the negative effects of higher carbon dioxide levels on...

Recent research has shown that rising carbon dioxide levels will likely boost yields, but at the cost of nutrition. A new study in...

Research: Rare antibodies show scientists how to neutralize the many types of Ebola —

Two new studies by scientists at Scripps Research are bringing Ebola virus's weaknesses into the spotlight, showing for the first time exactly how...

Research: NASA retires Kepler Space Telescope —

After nine years in deep space collecting data that indicate our sky to be filled with billions of hidden planets -- more planets...

Research: Presence of textile microfibers from washing machines in marine floors —

A study led by researchers of the UB quantifies the presence of textile microfibers in south European marine floors, from the Cantabrian Sea...

Research: Maternal and environmental control of seed dormancy is carried out through novel epigenetic...

Seeds remain in a dormant state -- a temporary blockage of their germination -- as long as environmental conditions are not ideal for...

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