Research: African killifish becomes fastest maturing vertebrate on record —

Annual killifish are known to live their lives at one of two speeds: "pause" or "fast-forward." For most of the year, the tiny...

Research: Small birds fly at high altitudes towards Africa —

A new study from Lund University in Sweden shows that small birds migrating from Scandinavia to Africa in the autumn occasionally fly as...

Research: Possible connection between U.S. tornado activity, Arctic sea ice —

The effects of global climate change taking place in the Arctic may influence weather much closer to home for millions of Americans, researchers...

Research: First North American co-occurrence of Hadrosaur and Therizinosaur tracks found in Alaska —

An international team of paleontologists and other geoscientists has discovered the first North American co-occurrence of hadrosaur and therizinosaur tracks in the lower...

Research: Oldest-ever igneous meteorite contains clues to planet building blocks —

Scientists believe the solar system was formed some 4.6 billion years ago when a cloud of gas and dust collapsed under gravity possibly...

Research: Male birds sing less to females on antidepressants from eating worms in sewage...

During courtship male starlings sing less to females who have been fed dilute concentrations of antidepressants, according to a new study led by...

Research: Soft multi-functional robots get really small…and spider-shaped —

Roboticists are envisioning a future in which soft, animal-inspired robots could be safely deployed in difficult-to-access natural and human-made environments, such as in...

Research: Mice individuality is influenced by their relations —

Individuality is not exclusive to humans. Though this idea was previously rebutted by biologists, today it is accepted that individuality is found in...
Scientists discover a free-range planet with incredible magnetism

Scientists discover a free-range planet with incredible magnetism

Scientists are working to explain the presence of a mysterious large object floating outside the solar system that may be a rogue planet. The object,...

Research: Rebuilding the tree of life of freshwater macroinvertebrates in the European continent —

A study from the Faculty of Biology and the Biodiversity Research Institute of the University of Barcelona (IRBio-UB) analysed how water macroinvertebrate species,...

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