Science: Thousands of turtles netted off South America — (research)

Tens of thousands of sea turtles are caught each year by small-scale fishers off South America's Pacific coast, new research shows. Surveys at 43...

Science: Swimming without an engine — (research)

Researchers at ETH Zurich under the direction of ETH Professor Kristina Shea and colleagues at Caltech in Pasadena, California, have developed a new...

Science: Red tide fossils point to Jurassic sea flood — (research)

Dinosaur-age fossilised remains of tiny organisms normally found in the sea have been discovered in inland, arid Australia -- suggesting the area was,...

Science: New insight into Earth’s crust, mantle and outer core interactions — (research)

A new study by the University of Liverpool, in collaboration with the Universities of Lancaster and Oslo, sheds light on a longstanding question...

Science: How can quantum information be transferred from one atom to another? — ...

Quantum physics is on the brink of a technological breakthrough: new types of sensors, secure data transmission methods and maybe even computers could...

Science: The way spider glues function in humid conditions provides clues for better commercial...

Ever wonder why paint peels off the wall during summer's high humidity? It's the same reason that bandages separate from skin when we...

Science: Secret life of an enigmatic Antarctic apex predator — (research)

Scientists from British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have, for the first time, tracked the lives of leopard seals as they migrate around Antarctica. The...

Science: Scientists studying ancient rocks say crust could have formed when Earth was just...

The early Earth might have been habitable much earlier than thought, according to new research from a group led by University of Chicago...

Science: Microbiome differences between urban and rural populations start soon after birth — ...

An analysis comparing the intestinal microbiomes of both infants and adults living in rural and urban areas of Nigeria has revealed that not...

Science: Dogs prefer to eat fat, and cats surprisingly tend toward carbs — ...

Dogs gravitate toward high-fat food, but cats pounce on carbohydrates with even greater enthusiasm, according to research into the dietary habits of America's...

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