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Published Ultrasounds for endangered abalone mollusks - Ultrasounds for Endangered Abalone Mollusks: A Promising Conservation Technique


The world's abalone are threatened, endangered or otherwise vulnerable in nearly every corner of the...
Published Warmer West Coast ocean conditions linked to increased risk of toxic shellfish - Warmer West Coast Ocean Conditions Linked to Increased Risk of Toxic Shellfish


Hazardous levels of domoic acid, a natural toxin that accumulates in shellfish, have been linked to...
Published Humans responsible for over 90% of world's oil slicks - Humans Responsible for Over 90% of World's Oil Slicks


Scientists mapping oil pollution across the Earth's oceans have found that more than 90% of chronic...
Published Oil forecasting technique adapted for spreadsheets may cut shale operator costs - Oil Forecasting Technique Adapted for Spreadsheets May Cut Shale Operator Costs


Porous rock containing oil and natural gas are buried so deep inside the earth that shale operators...
Published Lesser known ozone layer's outsized role in planet warming - Lesser Known Ozone Layer's Outsized Role in Planet Warming


New research has identified a lesser-known form of ozone playing a big role in heating the Southern...
Published Chemical link between wildfire smoke and ozone depletion - Chemical Link Between Wildfire Smoke and Ozone Depletion


Atmospheric chemists have found that the smoke from Australia's 'Black Summer' wildfires set off che...
Published First side-necked turtle ever discovered in UK - First Side-Necked Turtle Ever Discovered in UK



The first side-necked turtle ever to be found in the UK has been discovered by an amateur fossil col...
Published Hot-blooded T. rex and cold-blooded Stegosaurus: Chemical clues reveal dinosaur metabolisms - Hot-blooded T. rex and cold-blooded Stegosaurus: Chemical clues reveal dinosaur metabolisms


Paleontologists have debated whether dinosaurs were warm-blooded, like modern mammals and birds, or...
Published More than one way to build a black bird - More Than One Way to Build a Black Bird: A Look at the Evolution of Melanism


For a species of flycatcher in the remote Solomon Islands, scientists have so far found at least two...
Published New tusk-analysis techniques reveal surging testosterone in male woolly mammoths - New Tusk-Analysis Techniques Reveal Surging Testosterone in Male Woolly Mammoths



Traces of sex hormones extracted from a woolly mammoth's tusk provide the first direct evidence that...
Published Megalodon was no cold-blooded killer - Megalodon was No Cold-Blooded Killer



How the megalodon, a shark that went extinct 3.6 million years ago, stayed warm was a matter of spec...
Published Anti-solar cells: A photovoltaic cell that works at night - Anti-Solar Cells: A Photovoltaic Cell That Works at Night


What if solar cells worked at night? That's no joke. In fact, a specially designed photovoltaic cell ...
Published Making connections: Bringing astrophysical processes down to Earth - Making Connections: Bringing Astrophysical Processes Down to Earth


Magnetic reconnection, a process in which magnetic field lines tear and come back together, releasin...
Published 'Black hole police' discover a dormant black hole outside our galaxy - Black Hole Police Discover a Dormant Black Hole Outside Our Galaxy


A team of international experts, renowned for debunking several black hole discoveries, have found a...
Published A supernova in distant space allows us to understand the origin of the elements in the universe - A Supernova in Distant Space: Understanding the Origin of Elements in the Universe


A supernova is a stellar explosion, which occurs when the lives of some really massive stars come to...
Published Darkest view ever of interstellar ice - Darkest View Ever of Interstellar Ice



Astronomers used observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to achieve the darkest ever...
Published Engineers develop stickers that can see inside the body - Engineers Develop Stickers That Can See Inside the Body


Engineers designed an adhesive patch that produces ultrasound images of the body. The stamp-sized de...
Published Securing data transfers with relativity - Securing Data Transfers with Relativity: A Comprehensive Guide


To counter hacking, researchers have developed a new system based on the concept of 'zero-knowledge...
Published Quantum cryptography: Hacking is futile - Quantum Cryptography: Hacking is Futile


An international team has successfully implemented an advanced form of quantum cryptography for the...
Published Understanding sound direction estimation in monaural hearing - Understanding Sound Direction Estimation in Monaural Hearing


One of the fascinating features of human hearing is its ability to localize sound. While the human e...