Research: Scientists suggest fields of 15 metre-high shards of ice could exist on Europa’s...

A location often earmarked as a potential habitat for extra-terrestrial life could prove to be a tricky place for spacecraft to land, new...

Research: Research sheds light on acidification in Southern Ocean —

Antarctica has a current that circles the landmass as part of the Southern Ocean. This current is called the Antarctic Circumpolar Current. When...

Research: And cut out need for insulin while controlling blood glucose —

Planned intermittent fasting may help to reverse type 2 diabetes, suggest doctors writing in the journal BMJ Case Reports after three patients in...

Research: Oldest fossil of a flying squirrel sheds new light on its evolutionary tree...

The oldest flying squirrel fossil ever found has unearthed new insight on the origin and evolution of these airborne animals. Writing in the open-access...

Research: The stuff that planets are made of —

Is there a second Earth out there in space? Our knowledge of planetary systems far, far away is increasing constantly, as new technologies...

Research: Two colors of snapdragons separated by sweeps and barriers —

Snapdragons are charming tall plants, and flower in a range of bright colors. In Spain, where snapdragons grow wild, these flower colors show...

Research: Mover and shaker in ancient Maya society —

Salt is essential for life. As ancient civilizations evolved from hunters and gatherers to agrarian societies, it has not been clear how people...

Research: Cleaning, but safely! Cocoons protect sensitive ant brood during toxic disinfection —

Ants are neat: when they move into a new nest box, they spend the first days cleaning it thoroughly, like us humans getting...

Research: Drier, less predictable environment may have spurred human evolution —

A progressively drying climate punctuated by variable wetter episodes may have precipitated the transition from our hominin ancestors to anatomically modern humans, according...

Research: Increase in plastics waste reaching remote South Atlantic islands —

The amount of plastic washing up onto the shores of remote South Atlantic islands is 10 times greater than it was a decade...

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