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Published City-dwelling wildlife demonstrate 'urban trait syndrome' - City-Dwelling Wildlife: The Emergence of Urban Trait Syndrome


City life favors species that are adaptable and not too fussy about what they eat, among other chara...
Published Hungry caterpillars an underappreciated driver of carbon emissions - Hungry Caterpillars: An Underappreciated Driver of Carbon Emissions


A study has found that periodic mass outbreaks of leaf-munching caterpillars can improve the water q...
Published Crowding makes time seem to pass more slowly - Crowding Makes Time Seem to Pass More Slowly


Testing time perception in an unusually lifelike setting -- a virtual reality ride on a New York Cit...
Published When using virtual reality as a teaching tool, context and 'feeling real' matter - When Using Virtual Reality as a Teaching Tool, Context and 'Feeling Real' Matter


Psychologists had people learn words from two phonetically similar languages in virtual reality envi...
Published South Africa's desert-like interior may have been more inviting to our human ancestors - South Africa's Desert-Like Interior: A Haven for Our Ancestors?



Lining the Cape of South Africa and its southern coast are long chains of caves that nearly 200,000...
Published How charred detritus dispersed from Goleta Beach in wake of 2018 Montecito, California, debris flow - How Charred Detritus Dispersed from Goleta Beach in Wake of 2018 Montecito, California, Debris Flow


The catastrophic debris flow that affected Montecito, Calif., in early January, 2018 was the result...
Published Researchers cultivate archaea that break down crude oil in novel ways - Researchers Cultivate Archaea That Break Down Crude Oil in Novel Ways



The seafloor is home to around one-third of all the microorganisms on the Earth and is inhabited eve...
Published Boo! How do Mexican cavefish escape predators? - Boo! How Mexican Cavefish Escape Predators


When startled, do all fish respond the same way? A few fish, like Mexican cavefish, have evolved in...
Published Mysterious underwater acoustic world of British ponds revealed in new study - Mysterious Underwater Acoustic World of British Ponds Revealed in New Study



The previously hidden and diverse underwater acoustic world in British ponds has been uncovered by a...
Published Perseverance records the first ever sounds from Mars - Perseverance Records the First Ever Sounds from Mars


NASA's Perseverance rover, which has been surveying the surface of Mars since February 2021, has for...
Published Suspended sediment reduced by rapid revegetation after Fukushima decontamination - Suspended Sediment Reduced by Rapid Revegetation After Fukushima Decontamination


Researchers have found that soil decontamination efforts following the Fukushima nuclear accident re...
Published New simulation reveals secrets of exotic form of electrons called polarons - New Simulation Reveals Secrets of Exotic Form of Electrons Called Polarons


Conditions mapped for the first time of polaron characteristics in 2D materials. TACC's Frontera sup...
Published Plesiosaur fossils found in the Sahara suggest they weren't just marine animals - Plesiosaur Fossils Found in the Sahara Suggest They Weren't Just Marine Animals


Fossils of small plesiosaurs, long-necked marine reptiles from the age of dinosaurs, have been found...
Published A swarm of 85,000 earthquakes at the Antarctic Orca submarine volcano - A Swarm of 85,000 Earthquakes at the Antarctic Orca Submarine Volcano


In a remote area, a mix of geophysical methods identifies magma transfer below the seafloor as the c...
Published Could acid-neutralizing life-forms make habitable pockets in Venus' clouds? - Could Acid-Neutralizing Life-Forms Make Habitable Pockets in Venus' Clouds?


A new study supports the longstanding idea that if life exists, it might make a home in Venus' cloud...
Published Physicists confirm effective wave growth theory in space - Physicists Confirm Effective Wave Growth Theory in Space


Physicists have used spacecraft data to confirm an important theory of plasma physics that improves...
Published Dirty laundry: How much microfiber do we emit with our washing? - Dirty Laundry: How Much Microfiber Do We Emit with Our Washing?


The UK's laundry releases microfibers weighing the equivalent of up to 1,500 double-decker buses in...
Published New superacid converts harmful compounds into sustainable chemicals - New Superacid Converts Harmful Compounds into Sustainable Chemicals


Researchers have succeeded in producing very special catalysts, known as 'Lewis superacids', which c...
Published Noise from urban environments affects the color of songbirds' beaks - Noise Pollution and Its Impact on Songbirds' Beaks


A study examined the effects of anthropogenic noise on cognition, beak color, and growth in the zebr...
Published Researchers create E. coli-based water monitoring technology - Researchers Create E. coli-Based Water Monitoring Technology


People often associate Escherichia coli with contaminated food, but E. coli has long been a workhors...