Research: Arctic sea ice loss in the past linked to abrupt climate events —

A new study on ice cores shows that reductions in sea ice in the Arctic in the period between 30-100,000 years ago led...

Research: NASA finds possible second impact crater under Greenland ice —

A NASA glaciologist has discovered a possible second impact crater buried under more than a mile of ice in northwest Greenland. his follows the...

Research: Marine snail venom could improve insulin for diabetic patients —

Although moderately mobile, marine cone snails have perfected several strategies to capture prey. Some fish-hunting species release venom into the surrounding water. Within...

Research: New deep sea animal discoveries warrant expanded protections in Costa Rican waters —

A three week expedition off the coast of Costa Rica has just expanded our knowledge of deep sea ecosystems in the region. Led...

Research: Earth’s magnetic shield booms like a drum when hit by impulses —

The Earth's magnetic shield booms like a drum when it is hit by strong impulses, according to new research from Queen Mary University...

Research: Discovery of the oldest evidence of mobility on Earth —

An international and multi-disciplinary team coordinated by Abderrazak El Albani at the Institut de chimie des milieux et matériaux de Poitiers (CNRS/Université de...

Research: The new genus is found exclusively in the recently recognized Seasonally Dry Tropical...

A new species of the Brazil-endemic small genus Mcvaughia is described as part of a extended revision of this unique group. The study...

Research: Toward automated animal identification in wildlife research —

A new automated method to prepare digital photos for analysis will help wildlife researchers who depend on photographs to identify individual animals by...

Research: Research team clarifies the mechanism of gliotoxin, a mycotoxin from the fungus Aspergillus...

It is everywhere -- and it is extremely dangerous for people with a weakened immune system. The fungus Aspergillus fumigatus occurs virtually everywhere...

Research: Where is the globally invasive noble false widow settling next? —

Spiders are one of the most successful groups of 'invaders' on the planet. Out of over 47,000 species of spiders known today, there...

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