Research: Engineers develop fast method to convert algae to biocrude —

Biofuel experts have long sought a more economically-viable way to turn algae into biocrude oil to power vehicles, ships and even jets. University...

Research: Study suggests rings offer long term picture other technologies can’t —

Satellite imagery, carbon dioxide measurements, and computer models all help scientists understand how climate and carbon dynamics are changing in the world's forests....

Research: Bacteria in frog skin may help fight fungal infections in humans —

In the past few decades, a lethal disease has decimated populations of frogs and other amphibians worldwide, even driving some species to extinction....

Research: Unusual property of the ultrastrong material could be harnessed for twisting or pulling...

Spider silk, already known as one of the strongest materials for its weight, turns out to have another unusual property that might lead...

Research: Biologists capture super-creepy photos of Amazon spiders making meals of frogs, lizards —

Warning to arachnophobes and the faint of heart: This is the stuff of nightmares, so you might want to proceed with caution. A University...

Research: 2018’s biggest volcanic eruption of sulfur dioxide —

The Manaro Voui volcano on the island of Ambae in the nation of Vanuatu in the South Pacific Ocean made the 2018 record...

Research: 4.5 million-year old fossil shows evidence of greater reliance on bipedalism than previously...

The oldest distinguishing feature between humans and our ape cousins is our ability to walk on two legs -- a trait known as...

Research: Asian elephants may lose up to 42 percent of suitable habitats in India...

Protecting and expanding suitable habitats for wildlife is key to the conservation of endangered species, but owing to climate and land use change...

Research: Defenders’ behavior and brain gene activity reflects origin of attacking slavemakers —

Temnothorax americanus is a slavemaking ant found in northeastern America. These tiny social insects neither rear their offspring nor search for food themselves....

Research: 2015-2016 El Niño triggered disease outbreaks across globe —

The 2015-2016 El Niño event brought weather conditions that triggered regional disease outbreaks throughout the world, according to a new NASA study that...

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