Science
Scientific discoveries and research
Ancient bones show dogs have been woven into human life for nearly 16,000 years
Odin was a kelpie. Attentive and protective, with a happy smile and an endless hope for food, he succumbed to a terminal disease late last year. At his death, a...
Quasi-liquid layer controls growth mechanisms of ice-like materials
Clathrate hydrates are crystalline structures formed at the bottom of seafloors, created by water molecules trapping methane, carbon dioxide or other molecules....
The Big Bee Project brings natural history collections into the 21st century
Museum collections have underpinned scientific research for centuries. But physical specimens in boxes and drawers don't easily lend themselves to the research...
New technique reveals body-wide cellular processes
Understanding gene expression within the body has been a boon for 21st century biology and therapeutics, but most discoveries that use these technologies only f...
Some ticks can survive from 1 to 3 weeks on home flooring
It's fairly common for members of the public to ask bug experts if ticks that hitchhike into a house on people or dogs can actually survive indoors for any leng...
How lifetime stress drives abnormal behaviors in lab monkeys
It is not unusual for laboratory monkeys to engage in abnormal repetitive behaviors (ARBs), such as pacing and hair-plucking. Conventional thinking is that thes...
Physicists create laser tornado in miniature structures using synthetic magnetic field
Can light behave like a whirlwind? It turns out it can—and such "optical tornadoes" have now been created in an extremely small structure by scientists from the...
Microwave carrots, air-fry tomatoes: Researchers identify sustainable cooking methods for better nutrition
Researchers at the University of Seville's Food Color and Quality Laboratory have studied the effects of different cooking methods used for tomatoes and carrots...
Understanding protein motion could greatly aid new drug design
For many people, "protein" is the key element of a food order. However, beyond the preferred choice of meats or plant-based alternatives, proteins encompass a l...
Trade-offs between commercial and public satellite data in water mapping accuracy revealed
A new study finds that commercial satellite imagery data often outperforms public data sets when identifying surface water, but that public data sets may be bet...
JWST solves decades-long mystery about why Saturn appears to change its spin
Researchers at Northumbria University have used the most powerful space telescope ever built to answer one of the longest-standing puzzles in planetary science—...
More money, more problems? Study links name, image and likeness commitment to rising athlete stress
For decades, the college athlete's world has been split between the classroom and the playing field––and now there's a third role: chief marketing officer. Name...