Scientists discover how narwhals grow nature’s only straight tusk
PARIS, Aug 20 — Narwhals have nature’s only straight tusk, a single tooth up to three metres long so…
The Sahara Desert was once filled with rivers, giant lakes and hippos. Scientists explain why it turns green every 20,000 years | World News
For most people, the Sahara is the ultimate symbol of endless sand, scorching heat and one of the…
World’s first superconducting quantum heat engine looks to transform quantum computing
A heat engine small enough to fit inside a superconducting circuit has converted heat into measurable work near…
Brown tree snakes reached Guam hidden in military cargo during World War II, and it triggered an ecological collapse that wiped out nearly all native birds and slashed tree seedling growth by up to 92% |
An invasive snake that likely arrived on Guam hidden inside military cargo after the Second World War went…
Most butterflies die in weeks, but these tropical species may be cracking the code of aging
Adult life for most butterflies is brief, often lasting only a few weeks before it ends. However, some…
Humans May Soon Be Able to Regrow Body Parts—Including Fingers and Limbs—Thanks to a Groundbreaking Serum
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‘Atmosphere has a memory’: Pollution spikes can heat the sky for 48 hours before cooling
For about two days after pollution from people and wildfires fills the air, the atmosphere may warm instead…
Exercise less, burn more fat: Scientists unveil a simple method for weekly weight loss
According to a new study, doing interval training just once a week can be as effective as exercising…
Scientists Say They’ve Invented a Serum That Activates a Dormant Ability to Regrow Lost Limbs in Mammals
For millennia — since at least the time of Aristotle — medical thinkers have pondered why certain animals…
Physicists create electron ‘catapult’ that moves particles through solar material at record speed
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Scientists make stunning discovery after digging in world’s driest desert: ‘Becoming increasingly relevant’
Even in the most hostile places on Earth, new research shows that organisms are able to survive and…
Cambridge scientists capture electrons leaping across solar materials in 18 femtoseconds
A tiny burst of motion inside a molecule may be enough to shove an electron across a solar…