Scientists find evidence for several Earth axis shifts during the age of dinosaurs
A new study finds evidence that Earth may have undergone several episodes of rapid true polar wander during…
Rainstorms billions of years ago may have created habitable hotspots on Mars
A new global model suggests ancient Mars did not receive prebiotic formaldehyde evenly. Rainfall and atmospheric water vapor…
Scientists find a way to boost plant grow without sacrificing immunity
Colorado State University researchers found that restoring cytokinin signaling in immune-activated Arabidopsis thaliana improved growth and reproductive output…
Scientists turn carbon dioxide into fully recyclable high-performance plastics
Colorado State University researchers developed a catalytic route that directly combines carbon dioxide with strained bicyclic molecules to…
Greenland and Antarctica have lost more than 11 trillion tons of ice since 1979
Greenland and Antarctica lost about 11.3 trillion metric tons of ice between 1979 and 2023, raising global sea…
Sea salt may have made Snowball Earth far colder than previously thought
Salt crystals left behind on extremely cold tropical sea ice may have reflected as much as 93% of…
Scientists discover why rain drops can damage metal protective coatings
Water droplets can become electrically charged as they slide across surfaces, sometimes reaching electrical potentials of thousands of…
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…