The elusive behavior of the African leopard has been revealed in great detail for the…
Pollinator extinctions alter structure of ecological networks
The absence of a single dominant bumblebee species from an ecosystem disrupts foraging patterns among…
A simple solution to protect critical infrastructure
Experts have provided a solution for stopping flooding in subway tunnels in the form of…
Fossil holds new insights into how fish evolved onto land
The fossil of an early snake-like animal — called Lethiscus stocki — has kept its…
Chemists create 3-D printed graphene foam
Nanotechnologists have used 3-D laser printing to create centimeter-sized objects of graphene foam, a 3-D…
Trash-picking seagulls excrete tons of nutrients
At least 1.4 million seagulls feed at landfills in North America. Aside from the nuisance…
Massive dead disk galaxy challenges theories of galaxy evolution
By combining the power of a ‘natural lens’ in space with the capability of NASA’s…
Reconstruction of ancient chromosomes offers insight into mammalian evolution
Researchers have gone back in time, at least virtually, computationally recreating the chromosomes of the…
New research leverages big data to predict severe weather
Every year, severe weather endangers millions of people and causes billions of dollars in damage…
An end to population aging in China, Germany, USA
New measures of aging, combined with UN population projections, show that population aging is likely…