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Published Here's how a worm's embryonic cells changed its development potential - Here's how a worm's embryonic cells changed its development potential



Researchers have spotted how specific proteins within the chromosomes of roundworms enable their off ...
Published Rational neural network advances machine-human discovery - Rational Neural Network Advances Machine-Human Discovery


Math is the language of the physical world, and some see mathematical patterns everywhere: in weathe...
Published Physicians urged to consider fungal infections as possible cause for lung inflammation - Physicians Urged to Consider Fungal Infections as Possible Cause for Lung Inflammation


Infectious diseases experts warn of the rising threat and apparent spread of disease-causing fungi o...
Published Machine learning model helps forecasters improve confidence in storm prediction - Machine Learning Model Helps Forecasters Improve Confidence in Storm Prediction


When severe weather is brewing and life-threatening hazards like heavy rain, hail or tornadoes are p...
Published Plastic can drift far away from its starting point as it sinks into the sea - Plastic Can Drift Far Away from Its Starting Point as It Sinks into the Sea



Discarded or drifting in the ocean, plastic debris can accumulate on the water's surface, forming fl...
Published Researchers warn of tick-borne disease babesiosis - Researchers Warn of Tick-Borne Disease Babesiosis



Scientists report the first high-quality nuclear genome sequence and assembly of the pathogen B. dun...
Published Climate change: Rising rainfall, not temperatures, threaten giraffe survival - Climate Change: Rising Rainfall, Not Temperatures, Threaten Giraffe Survival



Giraffes in the East African savannahs are adapting surprisingly well to the rising temperatures cau...
Published Wildfire-smoke observations fill gap in estimating soot's role in climate change - Wildfire-Smoke Observations Fill Gap in Estimating Soot's Role in Climate Change


New research refining the amount of sunlight absorbed by black carbon in smoke from wildfires will h...
Published New modelling shows how interrupted flows in Australia's Murray River endanger frogs - New Modelling Shows How Interrupted Flows in Australia's Murray River Endanger Frogs


Flooding in Australia's Murray-Darling Basin is creating ideal breeding conditions for many native s...
Published Clues about the Northeast's past and future climate from plant fossils - Clues about the Northeast's Past and Future Climate from Plant Fossils


A team of researchers is working to understand the details of the climate for the eastern portion of...
Published Prescribed fire could reduce tick populations and pathogen transmission - Prescribed Fire: A Promising Solution to Reduce Tick Populations and Pathogen Transmission


Prescribed fire -- a tool increasingly used by forest managers and landowners to combat invasive spe...
Published The physics of a singing saw - The Physics of a Singing Saw: Understanding the Science Behind the Musical Phenomenon


Researchers have used the singing saw to demonstrate how the geometry of a curved sheet, like curved...
Published Genome editing: Reducing off-target mutations in DNA - Genome Editing: A Leap Forward in Reducing Off-Target Mutations in DNA



Researchers have developed a novel genome editing technique known as NICER, which results in signifi...
Published Octopuses rewire their brains to adapt to seasonal temperature shifts - Octopuses Rewire Their Brains to Adapt to Seasonal Temperature Shifts



Octopuses don't thermoregulate, so their powerful brains are exposed to -- and potentially threatene...
Published Vikings crossing the North Sea to Britain brought their horses, dogs and other animals - Vikings Crossing the North Sea to Britain Brought Their Horses, Dogs and Other Animals


An analysis of cremated bone fragments from burial mounds in Derbyshire, UK, provides the first soli...
Published 'Invisible' world discovered: Planet alternately runs late and early in its orbit, tugged by second hidden world - Invisible World Discovered: Planet Alternately Runs Late and Early in Its Orbit, Tugged by Second Hidden World


Usually, running five minutes late is a bad thing since you might lose your dinner reservation or mi...
Published Mysterious new behavior seen in whales may be recorded in ancient manuscripts - Mysterious New Behavior Seen in Whales May Be Recorded in Ancient Manuscripts


In 2011, scientists recorded a previously unknown feeding strategy in whales around the world. Now,...
Published Magnetic fields on the moon are the remnant of an ancient core dynamo - Magnetic Fields on the Moon: The Remnant of an Ancient Core Dynamo


A long discussed theory about the local magnetic spots of the moon suggests that they are the result ...
Published Physicists confront the neutron lifetime puzzle - Physicists Confront the Neutron Lifetime Puzzle


To solve a long-standing puzzle about how long a neutron can 'live' outside an atomic nucleus, physi...
Published Astronomers solve 900-year-old cosmic mystery surrounding Chinese supernova of 1181AD - Astronomers Solve 900-Year-Old Cosmic Mystery Surrounding Chinese Supernova of 1181AD


A 900-year-old cosmic mystery surrounding the origins of a famous supernova first spotted over China ...