Scientific discoveries and research
Researchers studying the soft-bodied Ediacaran biotas of the world generally accept that there are three distinct assemblages. The 575–560-million-yea...
Along with forests, grasslands and wetlands are also being converted to cropland and pasture at an increasing rate around the world—often for livestoc...
Some computers are easy to spot. Artificial, human-built computers like those found in smartphones and laptops are abstract dynamic systems with obser...
Wildlife trafficking is one of the world's most widespread illegal trades, contributing to biodiversity loss, organized crime, and public health risks...
Minor changes in moisture level can promote lipid molecules to reorganize themselves in biomaterial or biomembranes. This can affect how the skin, lun...
Some of the universe's most extreme explosions leave behind almost no trace. The original explosion is unseen, but our observations can capture the lo...
Some single-celled organisms are known to transition to multicellularity during their lifetimes, usually either by cloning themselves or when many sim...
Scientists have developed a new way to help understand what happens in the body when people consume a plant product and the many chemicals it contains...
Should you ever find yourself playing a trivia game on the topic of moths and butterflies, here are a few facts that might help. Collectively called L...
Researchers from the University of Sydney and the Centenary Institute have discovered how a promising class of experimental antibiotics disrupts the b...
Messenger RNA (mRNA) technology is transforming medicine by providing our cells with genetic instructions to produce proteins that help the immune sys...
In the search for climate-friendly foods, scientists have spent decades reimagining what grows in the field. But a quieter question has lingered in th...
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