Ancient Toba eruption reveals a supervolcano can stay dangerous for thousands of years
Indonesia’s Toba supervolcano remained active for thousands of years after its massive eruption about 74,000 years ago.Some later…
150-year-old Darwin mystery solved by a carnivorous alpine flower
Saxifraga candelabrum, an alpine flowering plant from China, has been confirmed as carnivorous because it attracts, traps, digests,…
Hidden fungal networks more than 100 quadrillion km in length help plants survive climate change
Researchers at the Technical University of Munich developed a new 3D imaging method that reveals plant roots and…
Deadly poisons in wolfsbane and larkspur linked to pain relief, malaria and cancer therapy
Wolfsbane and larkspur make powerful chemicals linked to pain relief, malaria, cancer and pest control, but some are…
New recycling process converts plastic waste into useful chemicals using only water and oxygen
Researchers developed a catalyst-free recycling method that uses only water and oxygen to break down durable plastics such…
Meteorite 200x larger than the dinosaur killer reshaped the course of evolution on Earth
A meteorite 50 to 200 times more massive than the one linked to the dinosaurs struck Earth 3.26…
50 years ago, did NASA’s Viking landers destroy the Martian life they were searching for?
Nearly half a century after NASA’s Viking landers touched Mars, one question shadows their experiments: Did they miss…
Scientists use sound waves to create protective crystal coatings on crops
A team of researchers at RMIT University has developed a new coating method that sounds almost futuristic. Using…
Scientists unlock the secret role of ocean microbes in Earth’s climate
Beneath the ocean’s surface, an unseen system works without pause. Tiny microbes drift through the water, breaking down…
New fossil discovery explains the disappearance of the Flores ‘Hobbits’ 61,000 years ago
In a cave on the Indonesian island of Flores, a tiny human relative once lived alongside dwarf elephants,…
Why some cucumbers stay green while others turn yellow
Cucumber peel color can decide whether a fruit looks fresh, desirable, and worth buying. In many markets, especially…
New satellite technology could protect water quality around the world
Rivers do not sit still for easy measurement. Some shift across floodplains, some hide under tree cover, and…