Biologists are studying living great whites and other sharks – as well as fossilized shark…
Month: August 2012
New Kenyan fossils shed light on early human evolution
Exciting new fossils discovered east of Lake Turkana confirm that there were two additional species…
Hibernation altered by climate change takes a toll on Rocky Mountain animal species
Climate change is causing a late wake-up call from hibernation for a species of Rocky…
New atmospheric compound tied to climate change, human health
Scientists have discovered a surprising new chemical compound in Earth’s atmosphere that reacts with sulfur…
Early human ancestors had more variable diet
New research sheds more light on the diet and home ranges of early hominins belonging…
Why do older adults display more positive emotion? It might have to do with what they’re looking at
Research has shown that older adults display more positive emotions and are quicker to regulate…
Researchers collect and reuse enzymes while maintaining bioactivity
Researchers are collecting and harvesting enzymes while maintaining the enzyme’s bioactivity. The new model system…
New phenomenon in nanodisk magnetic vortices
New findings suggest that the road to magnetic vortex RAM might be more difficult to…
Physics and math shed new light on biology by mapping the landscape of evolution
Researchers capture evolutionary dynamics in a new theoretical framework that could help explain some of…
Advanced explosives detector sniffs out previously undetectable amounts of TNT
With the best explosive detectors often unable to sniff out the tiny amounts of TNT…