Research: Scientists produce valuable nanowires from short particles without the bulk —

A boost of vitamin C helped Rice University scientists turn small gold nanorods into fine gold nanowires. Common, mild ascorbic acid is the not-so-secret...

Research: Surfer’s ear points to ancient pearl divers in Panama —

While examining a skull from an ancient burial ground in a pre-Columbian village in Panama, Nicole Smith-Guzmán, bioarchaeologist at the Smithsonian Tropical Research...

Research: Acidic oceans cause fish to lose their sense of smell —

When carbon dioxide is absorbed by seawater carbonic acid is formed, making the water more acidic. Since the Industrial Revolution, oceanic CO2 has...

Research: Fish’s use of electricity might shed light on human illnesses —

Deep in the night in muddy African rivers, a fish uses electrical charges to sense the world around it and communicate with other...
Study: Earliest 'Baleen Whales' Had Large Teeth and Gums

Study: Earliest ‘Baleen Whales’ Had Large Teeth and Gums

Researchers have found that prehistoric fossils of baleen whales show them to be fierce predators instead of the gentle giants they are today. Today’s baleen...

Research: Engineering scientists use bacteria to create biosynthetic silk stronger and more tensile than...

Spider silk is among the strongest and toughest materials in the natural world, as strong as some steel alloys with a toughness even...

Research: Large DNA virus that helps scientists understand the origins of DNA replication and...

The discovery of the Medusavirus holds clues to the evolution of more complex life. The paper published in the Journal of Virology earlier...

Research: A reptile platypus from the early Triassic —

No animal alive today looks quite like a duckbilled platypus, but about 250 million years ago something very similar swam the shallow seas...

Research: Scientists create the world’s thinnest gold —

Scientists at the University of Leeds have created a new form of gold which is just two atoms thick -- the thinnest unsupported...

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