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Published Discovery made about Fischer Tropsch process could help improve fuel production



A fundamental discovery about the Fischer Tropsch process, a catalytic reaction used in industry to...
Published Wisconsin cave holds tantalizing clues to ancient climate changes, future shifts - Wisconsin Cave Holds Tantalizing Clues to Ancient Climate Changes, Future Shifts


A newly published study of a stalagmite found in Cave of the Mounds reveals previously undetected hi...
Published Past rapid warming levels in the Arctic associated with widespread climate changes - Past Rapid Warming Levels in the Arctic Associated with Widespread Climate Changes


Using Greenland ice cores, new research is the first to confirm the longstanding assumption that cli...
Published Megadrought likely triggered the fall of the Assyrian Empire - Megadrought likely triggered the fall of the Assyrian Empire


The Neo-Assyrian Empire, centered in northern Iraq and extending from Iran to Egypt -- the largest e...
Published Cave deposits reveal Pleistocene permafrost thaw, absent predicted levels of CO2 release - Cave Deposits Reveal Pleistocene Permafrost Thaw, Absent Predicted Levels of CO2 Release


Expanding the study of prehistoric permafrost thawing to North America, researchers found evidence i...
Published 500 million year-old fossils reveal answer to evolutionary riddle - 500 Million Year-Old Fossils Reveal Answer to Evolutionary Riddle



An exceptionally well-preserved collection of fossils discovered in eastern Yunnan Province, China,...
Published Earth might be experiencing 7th mass extinction, not 6th - Earth Might Be Experiencing 7th Mass Extinction, Not 6th


Earth is currently in the midst of a mass extinction, losing thousands of species each year. New res...
Published Ray-finned fish survived mass extinction event - Ray-Finned Fish Survived Mass Extinction Event


Ray-finned fish, now the most diverse group of backboned animals, were not as hard hit by a mass ext...
Published Humans, and piglets, and bears, oh my! Preventing dangerous blood clots - Humans, Piglets, and Bears, Oh My! Preventing Dangerous Blood Clots



'Don't poke the bear', they said. But that's exactly what a team of scientists have been doing, to d...
Published At the end of the dry season: CO2 pulses over Australia - At the End of the Dry Season: CO2 Pulses Over Australia


End-of-dry-season CO2 pulses recur each year in the atmosphere above the Australian continent, a dis...
Published Falling stardust, wobbly jets explain blinking gamma ray bursts - Falling Stardust, Wobbly Jets Explain Blinking Gamma Ray Bursts


Astrophysicists have developed the first 3D simulation of the entire evolution of a jet -- from its...
Published Low volcanic temperature ushered in global cooling and the thriving of dinosaurs - Low Volcanic Temperature Ushered in Global Cooling and the Thriving of Dinosaurs


Dinosaurs came to flourish during the Jurassic period after a volcanic eruption roughly 201 millions ...
Published Ancient amphibians had their bones cooked - Ancient Amphibians: A Surprising Discovery About Their Bones


Scientists have solved a decades-long mystery as to why ancient tetrapods -- amphibian-like creature...
Published A 3400-year-old city emerges from the Tigris River - A 3400-Year-Old City Emerges from the Tigris River


Archaeologists have uncovered a 3400-year-old Mittani Empire-era city once located on the Tigris Riv...
Published Ultracool dwarf binary stars break records - Ultracool Dwarf Binary Stars Break Records


Astrophysicists have discovered the tightest ultracool dwarf binary system ever observed. The two st...
Published Wreck of historic royal ship discovered off the English coast - Wreck of Historic Royal Ship Discovered off the English Coast


A royal shipwreck has been discovered off the English coast. The wreck is of one of the most famous...
Published Prehistoric sea monster may have been shorter, stouter, than once believed - Prehistoric Sea Monster May Have Been Shorter, Stouter, Than Once Believed


A big fish story? Maybe so: The greatest sea monster of the Devonian Period (Dunkleosteus terrelli) ...
Published Analysis of everyday tools challenges long-held ideas about what drove major changes in ancient Greek society - Analysis of Everyday Tools Challenges Long-Held Ideas About What Drove Major Changes in Ancient Greek Society


A modern scientific analysis of ancient stone tools is challenging long-held beliefs about what caus...
Published Who are the first ancestors of present-day fish? - Who Were the First Ancestors of Present-Day Fish?


What is the origin of the ancestors of present-day fish? What species evolved from them? A 50-year-o...
Published AI reveals unsuspected math underlying search for exoplanets - AI Reveals Unsuspected Math Underlying Search for Exoplanets


The astronomers' goal: find an artificial intelligence algorithm to interpret microlensing events ca...