Consumers are increasingly buying food from mass merchandisers, warehouse clubs, and convenience stores, but are…
Month: October 2015
Ancient alga knew how to survive on land before it left water and evolved into the first plant
A team of scientists has solved a long-running mystery about the first stages of plant…
Bacteria in the world’s oceans produce millions of tons of hydrocarbons each year
Scientists have calculated that millions of tons of hydrocarbons are produced annually by photosynthetic bacteria…
Cryptic invasions by ecological engineers conceal profound changes in nature
A new study reveals that the salt marsh plant Spartina alterniflora, which grows on more…
Simpler way to estimate feedback between permafrost carbon, climate
A simple model of permafrost carbon based on direct observations has been developed by a…
Efficiency from larger perovskite solar cells improved
Perovskite solar cells are cheaper to make than traditional silicon cells and their electricity conversion…
True colors: Using molecular analysis to clarify dino color claims
How do we know that the melanosomes found in the fossils are actually melanosomes and…
Big range of behaviors for tiny graphene pores
Researchers have created tiny pores in single sheets of graphene that have an array of…
Happy head, happy heart: Positive emotions may promote heart-healthy behaviors
People with heart disease may benefit from maintaining positive emotions, according to health researchers. The…
How the brain recognizes objects
Using data from both humans and nonhuman primates, neuroscientists have found that neuron firing patterns…