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Like many poisonous animals, the African monarch butterfly’s orange, white and black pattern warns predators…

New research suggests that companies looking to promote their latest environmentally friendly product should downplay…

How a study aimed at assessing the wildlife impacts of domestic cats was foiled by…

Black carbon particles — more commonly known as soot — absorb heat in the atmosphere….

Mineralogists have discovered a previously unknown phenomenon in soil samples from the asteroid ‘Itokawa’: the…

Researchers have discovered that our cells replicate their DNA much more loosely than previously thought….

Slow, steady evolution in animal groups that contain many different ecological lifestyles has been a…

Researchers have discovered how a notorious pathogen may have hijacked one of nature’s most enduring…

Researchers have developed a computational model that can be used to expedite military operations aimed…

An astronomy student has discovered 17 new planets, including a potentially habitable, Earth-sized world, by…

Human fingers are sculpted from a primitive pad-like structure during embryonic development. Sometimes, this process…

Researchers have achieved a rare look at the inner workings of polymer self-assembly at an…

People with higher obsessive-compulsive symptoms may place less trust in their past experience, leading to…

Since the 1970s, scientists have been trying to knot molecules together to create new, custom-made…

Researchers have created the world’s first framework, to better guide the management of terrestrial invasive…

The same way baking soda breaks down grease and grime, making surfaces easier to clean,…

Vegetable oil biofuels are increasingly used as an alternative to fossil fuels despite the growing…

The tiny forefoot of a lizard of the genus Anolis was trapped in amber about…

Scientists studying a distant galaxy cluster have discovered the biggest explosion seen in the Universe…

Different learning difficulties do not correspond to specific regions of the brain, as previously thought,…

A study reports that the long-term stability of treatment gains for children and adolescents diagnosed…

Now researchers are presenting guidelines for how active matter, such as cells and microorganisms, can…

Over the past three millennia, selective breeding has dramatically widened the array of plant domestication…

Scientists have shown that some key points of animal evolution — like the ones leading…

Compounds containing metals could hold the key to the next generation of antibiotics to combat…

Instead of blocking hackers, a new cybersecurity defense approach actually welcomes them. The method, called…

Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are promising materials for inexpensive and less energy-intensive gas separation even in…

Astronomers have found an exoplanet more than twice the size of Earth to be potentially…

An international team of scientists has developed a new, multi-sensor tool that measures subtle changes…

What does the car you drive say about your manners? New study finds that drivers…

Researchers have created the first catalogue of genes that comprise the community of microbes, which…

Biologists have challenged old notions that communities with mutualistic interactions — where the presence of…

Researchers have made the most sensitive measurements to date of how quickly electric charge moves…

Drawing on Cybernetic Big Five Theory, this study proposes that chronic job insecurity is associated…

In a study of more than 1,000 patients published in the journal Radiology, chest CT…

Massive freshwater river flows stemming from glacier-fed flooding at the end of the last ice…

New research on sand dunes in China describes how even neighboring dunes can long remain…

More than eight million to 14 million tons of unreported fish catches are traded illicitly…

A researcher has developed a sweat sensor capable of monitoring levels of cortisol in the…

Plants obtain their energy from the sun. Other beings rely on eating to survive. Yet…

The research team found that CBG had antibacterial activity against drug-resistant MRSA. It prevented the…

According to a Feb. 13 report from the World Health Organization, the Wuhan coronavirus has…

Many satellites are in space to take photos. But a vibrating satellite, like a camera…

Entrepreneurs seeking funds on business-oriented crowdfunding platforms should avoid over-emphasizing the social or environmental benefits…

Research on novel nanoelectronics devices has enabled brain neurons and artificial neurons to communicate with…

Engineers have developed eco-friendly-solvent processable hole transport polymers by using peppermint oil and walnut aroma…

Researchers have invented a new health tracking sensor for pets and people that monitors vital…

Policymakers will need to step up to the challenges caused by significant shifts in fish…

Planetary scientists have shed some light on the tumultuous early days of the largely preserved…

Social media smarts could make you less susceptible to skin cancer as new research shows…