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Published Water molecules define the materials around us - Water Molecules: The Defining Factor of the Materials Around Us



A new paper argues that materials like wood, bacteria, and fungi belong to a newly identified class...
Published The life below our feet: Team discovers microbes thriving in groundwater and producing oxygen in the dark - The Life Below Our Feet: Microbes Thriving in Groundwater and Producing Oxygen in the Dark



A survey of groundwater samples drawn from aquifers beneath more than 80,000 square miles of Canadia...
Published Geneticists discover hidden 'whole genome duplication' that may explain why some species survived mass extinctions - Geneticists Discover Hidden 'Whole Genome Duplication' That May Explain Why Some Species Survived Mass Extinctions



Geneticists have unearthed a major event in the ancient history of sturgeons and paddlefish that has...
Published Warm liquid spewing from Oregon seafloor comes from Cascadia fault, could offer clues to earthquake hazards - Warm Liquid Spewing from Oregon Seafloor Comes from Cascadia Fault, Could Offer Clues to Earthquake Hazards



Oceanographers discovered warm, chemically distinct liquid shooting up from the seafloor about 50 mi...
Published Scientists unearth 20 million years of 'hot spot' magmatism under Cocos plate - Scientists Unearth 20 Million Years of 'Hot Spot' Magmatism Under Cocos Plate



A team of scientists has observed past episodic intraplate magmatism and corroborated the existence...
Published Microbial miners could help humans colonize the moon and Mars - Microbial Miners: The Key to Colonizing the Moon and Mars


The biochemical process by which cyanobacteria acquire nutrients from rocks in Chile's Atacama Deser ...
Published Ancient superpredator got big by front-loading its growth in its youth - Ancient Superpredator Got Big by Front-Loading Its Growth in Its Youth



Whatcheeria, a six-foot-long salamander-like creature that lived 340 million years ago, was the T. r...
Published Jellyfish-like robots could one day clean up the world's oceans - Jellyfish-like Robots Could One Day Clean Up the World's Oceans



Roboticists have developed a jellyfish-inspired underwater robot with which they hope one day to col...
Published Is it an ant? Is it a plant? No, it's a spider! - Is it an Ant? Is it a Plant? No, it's a Spider!



A species of tiny, colorful jumping spider employs two lines of defense to avoid being eaten: camouf...
Published Weevils, long-nosed beetles, are unsung heroes of pollination - Weevils: The Unsung Heroes of Pollination



Some of nature's most diverse pollinators often go unnoticed, even by scientists: long-snouted beetl...
Published Producing 'green' energy -- literally -- from living plant 'bio-solar cells' - Producing 'Green' Energy -- Literally -- from Living Plant 'Bio-Solar Cells'


Though plants can serve as a source of food, oxygen and décor, they're not often considered to be a...
Published How urea may have been the gateway to life - How Urea May Have Been the Gateway to Life



Urea reacts extremely quickly under the conditions that existed when our planet was newly formed. Th...
Published Researchers unveil smart contact lens, capable of implementing AR-based navigation - Researchers Unveil Smart Contact Lens Capable of Implementing AR-Based Navigation


A research team has introduced core technology for smart contact lenses that can implement AR-based...
Published Researchers advance insights into cause of ripples on icicles - Researchers Advance Insights into Cause of Ripples on Icicles


Experimental physicists growing icicles are closer to understanding why some form with ripples up an...
Published Researchers get to the 'bottom' of how beetles use their butts to stay hydrated - Researchers get to the 'bottom' of how beetles use their butts to stay hydrated


Beetles are champions at surviving in extremely dry environments. In part, this property is due to t...
Published Flowers show their true colors - Flowers Show Their True Colors: The Science Behind Flower Pigmentation


A plant common to Japan, Causonis japonica, is the first to show a newly discovered trait. Its flowe...
Published Extinct 'monkey lemur' shows similarities to fossil humans - Extinct 'Monkey Lemur' Shows Surprising Similarities to Fossil Humans


Analysis of teeth of extinct lemurs has revealed fascinating clues to the evolution of humans, a new...
Published Kangaroo fecal microbes could reduce methane from cows - Kangaroo Fecal Microbes: A Potential Solution to Reduce Methane from Cows


Baby kangaroo feces might help provide an unlikely solution to the environmental problem of cow-prod...
Published Wood-eating clams use their feces to dominate their habitat - Wood-Eating Clams: How They Use Their Feces to Dominate Their Habitat



Researchers didn't know what to make of sunken pieces of wood that were so thoroughly chewed-up by c...
Published Brain circuits for locomotion evolved long before appendages and skeletons - Brain Circuits for Locomotion Evolved Long Before Appendages and Skeletons



Scientists found parallels between the neural circuitry that guides locomotion in sea slugs and in m...