Radioactive glass found blanketing the ground after the first nuclear test bomb explosion is being…
Month: February 2017
Snow leopard and Himalayan wolf diets are about one-quarter livestock
Around a quarter of Himalayan snow leopard and wolf diets are livestock, the rest being…
Splitfin flashlight fish uses bioluminescent light to illuminate plankton
The flashlight fish uses bioluminescent light to detect and feed on its planktonic prey, according…
Scientists create organs-on-chips for large-scale drug screening
Modeling human organs on a small scale has been a major goal of researchers focused…
Versatile 2-dimensional material grown in lab
Researchers report that they are the first to grow a 2-D material with the ability…
Grow, mow, mulch: Finding lawn’s value
Can grassy lawns affect carbon and nitrogen in the soil? Researchers found grass species and…
Believe in the American dream? You’re less likely to impulse buy, study finds
When materialistic consumers believe in the American dream — that it’s possible to improve their…
Method to identify bacteria in blood samples works in hours instead of days
A desktop diagnosis tool has been developed that detects the presence of harmful bacteria in…
Hidden lakes drain below West Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier
Drainage of four interconnected lakes below Thwaites Glacier in late 2013 caused only a 10…
Chimpanzee feet allow scientists a new grasp on human foot evolution
An investigation into the evolution of human walking by looking at how chimpanzees walk on…