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Published Sexual parasitism helped anglerfish invade the deep sea during a time of global warming



Members of the vertebrate group including anglerfishes are unique in possessing a characteristic kno...
Published More than a meteorite: New clues about the demise of dinosaurs



What wiped out the dinosaurs? A meteorite plummeting to Earth is only part of the story, a new study...
Published Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats has long been in flux



It has been long assumed that Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats was formed as its ancient namesake lake d...
Published How researchers turn bacteria into cellulose-producing mini-factories



Researchers have modified certain bacteria with UV light so that they produce more cellulose. The ba...
Published Fossil CSI: Giant extinct marine reptile graveyard was likely ancient birthing grounds - Fossil CSI: Giant Extinct Marine Reptile Graveyard Was Likely Ancient Birthing Grounds


An international research team examines a rich fossil bed in the renowned Berlin-Ichthyosaur State P...
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 Nature favors creatures in largest and smallest sizes - Nature Favors Creatures in Largest and Smallest Sizes



Surveying the body sizes of Earth's living organisms, researchers found that the planet's biomass --...
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 Blowing bubbles among echidna's tricks to beat the heat - Blowing Bubbles Among Echidna's Tricks to Beat the Heat



Research into how echidnas might respond to a warming climate has found clever techniques used by th...
Published New Zealand one of few island nations with potential to produce enough food in a nuclear winter, researchers say - New Zealand: A Potential Food Producer in a Nuclear Winter


New Zealand is one of only a few island nations that could continue to produce enough food to feed i...
Published New details of Tully monster revealed - New Details of Tully Monster Revealed



For more than half a century, the Tully monster (Tullimonstrum gregarium), an enigmatic animal that...
Published The rediscovery of an ethereal fairy lantern brightly illuminates their mysterious past - The Rediscovery of an Ethereal Fairy Lantern Brightly Illuminates Their Mysterious Past


After more than 30 years, botanists have rediscovered Thismia kobensis, a type of mysterious-looking...
Published Previously unknown intercellular electricity may power biology - Previously Unknown Intercellular Electricity May Power Biology



Researchers have discovered that the electrical fields and activity that exist through a cell's memb...
Published Do hummingbirds drink alcohol? More often than you think - Do Hummingbirds Drink Alcohol? More Often Than You Think



Animals that eat fruit or sip nectar often ingest alcohol because naturally occurring yeasts turning...
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 Earth was created much faster than we thought: This makes the chance of finding other habitable planets in the Universe more likely - Earth was created much faster than we thought: This makes the chance of finding other habitable planets in the Universe more likely



Over the past decades, researchers thought Earth was created over a period of more than 100 million...
Published Path to net-zero carbon capture and storage may lead to ocean - Path to Net-Zero Carbon Capture and Storage May Lead to Ocean Acidification


Engineering researchers have developed a novel way to capture carbon dioxide from the air and store...
Published Glassfrogs achieve transparency by packing red blood cells into mirror-coated liver - Glassfrogs: The Transparent Wonders of Nature


New research shows that glassfrogs -- known for their highly transparent undersides and muscles -- p...
Published Keeping drivers safe with a road that can melt snow, ice on its own - Keeping Drivers Safe with a Road that Can Melt Snow and Ice on Its Own


Slipping and sliding on snowy or icy roads is dangerous. Salt and sand help melt ice or provide trac...
Published Sheep can benefit urban lawn landscapes and people - Sheep Can Benefit Urban Lawn Landscapes and People


About 25 woolly sheep who seasonally -- for the past two years -- leave barns to nibble on lawns at...