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Published Updating our understanding of Earth's architecture - Updating Our Understanding of Earth's Architecture


New models that show how the continents were assembled are providing fresh insights into the history...
Published Bacteria help plants grow better - Bacteria Help Plants Grow Better: The Role of Microbes in Agriculture


A current study by scientists sheds light on an unusual interdependence: Maize can attract special s ...
Published What's new under the sun? Offering an alternate view on how 'novel' structures evolve - What's New Under the Sun? Offering an Alternate View on How 'Novel' Structures Evolve


New research provide evidence that the crustacean carapace, along with other plate-like structures i...
Published Fossil CSI: Giant extinct marine reptile graveyard was likely ancient birthing grounds - Fossil CSI: Giant Extinct Marine Reptile Graveyard Was Likely Ancient Birthing Grounds


An international research team examines a rich fossil bed in the renowned Berlin-Ichthyosaur State P...
Published Sheep can benefit urban lawn landscapes and people - Sheep Can Benefit Urban Lawn Landscapes and People


About 25 woolly sheep who seasonally -- for the past two years -- leave barns to nibble on lawns at...
Published Astronomers discover strangely massive black hole in Milky Way satellite galaxy - Astronomers Discover Strangely Massive Black Hole in Milky Way Satellite Galaxy


Astronomers have discovered an unusually massive black hole at the heart of one of the Milky Way's d ...
Published Puzzling six-exoplanet system with rhythmic movement challenges theories of how planets form - Puzzling Six-Exoplanet System with Rhythmic Movement Challenges Theories of How Planets Form


Using a combination of telescopes, including the Very Large Telescope of the European Southern Obser...
Published Super-dense packing of hydrogen molecules on a surface - Super-Dense Packing of Hydrogen Molecules on a Surface: A Breakthrough in Energy Storage


Scientists describe the formation of a superdense monolayer of hydrogen on highly ordered mesoporous...
Published How spheres become worms - How Spheres Become Worms: Understanding the Process of Embryonic Development



A previously unknown form of hydrogel formation has been elucidated: chemists found unusual interact ...
Published Teasing strange matter from the ordinary - Teasing Strange Matter from the Ordinary



In a unique analysis of experimental data, nuclear physicists have made observations of how lambda p...
Published Vast patches of glassy rock in Chilean desert likely created by ancient exploding comet - Vast Patches of Glassy Rock in Chilean Desert Likely Created by Ancient Exploding Comet


Heat from a comet exploding just above the ground fused the sandy soil into patches of glass stretch...
Published A stone age child buried with bird feathers, plant fibers and fur - A Stone Age Child Buried with Bird Feathers, Plant Fibers and Fur: Uncovering the Secrets of Ancient Burial Practices


Archaeological researchers have identified human remains as a child, who may have been laid on a bed...
Published New details of Tully monster revealed - New Details of Tully Monster Revealed



For more than half a century, the Tully monster (Tullimonstrum gregarium), an enigmatic animal that...
Published A pool at Yellowstone is a thumping thermometer - A Pool at Yellowstone is a Thumping Thermometer


Doublet Pool's regular thumping is more than just an interesting tourist attraction. A new study sho...
Published Rare tropical plant gains appetite for meat - Rare Tropical Plant Develops Carnivorous Appetite



Under certain circumstances, a rare tropical plant develops into a carnivore. A research team has no...
Published Fluorescent blue coumarins in a folk-medicine plant could help us see inside cells - Fluorescent Blue Coumarins in a Folk-Medicine Plant Could Help Us See Inside Cells



Plants that glow under ultraviolet (UV) light aren't only a figment of science fiction TV and movies...
Published What did the earliest animals look like? - What Did the Earliest Animals Look Like?



Surprisingly, genome comparisons have failed to resolve a major question in animal evolution: Which...
Published Lessons from 'The Blob' will help us manage fisheries during future marine heatwaves - Lessons from 'The Blob' will help us manage fisheries during future marine heatwaves



In early 2014, a great anomaly descended upon the seas: A patch of warm water that manifested in the...
Published Black holes in eccentric orbit - Black Holes in Eccentric Orbit: A Fascinating Phenomenon


A research team has reconstructed the origin of an unusual gravitational wave signal. The signal GW1 ...
Published 'Taffy galaxies' collide, leave behind bridge of star-forming material - Taffy Galaxies Collide, Leave Behind Bridge of Star-Forming Material



The Gemini North telescope, one half of the International Gemini Observatory, operated by NSF's NOIR...