Mediterranean lizards lighten coloration to cope with wildfire heat
After fires strip away vegetation, common Mediterranean lizards rapidly shift color to reflect heat, darkening again once the…
NASA’s first crewed mission to the moon since Apollo targeted for April launch
After another delay to NASA’s planned mission to return humans to the moon, the four-member crew of Artemis…
Uncovering Ancient DNA Sequences That Control Gene Function Across Plant Evolution
Phylogeny of the 284 species of plants included in Conservatory data set. Conservatory uncovered ~2.3 million conserved non-coding…
Strange anomalies detected in Earth’s magnetic field — Two continent-sized rock giants deep inside the planet may explain them
A strange and unexplained anomaly in the Earth’s magnetic field has been discovered. Science regularly makes findings that…
Cañon Fiord’s Whirling Waters – NASA Science
For most of the year, ice blankets the waterways of the northern Canadian Arctic Archipelago. But during the…
Our Sun may have migrated across the Milky Way
Scientists have identified evidence that the Sun migrated outward through the Milky Way as part of a large-scale…
Two men nabbed for porcupine poaching in Nakhon Si Thammarat
Two men caught hunting protected wildlife were arrested early this morning, March 15, after authorities found them with…
MIT scientists discover gut protein that traps and kills dangerous bacteria
The moist surfaces that line the body contain specialized molecules that help defend against microbes and prevent infections…
New ‘vacuum ultraviolet’ laser is 100 to 1,000 times more efficient than existing tech
The vacuum ultraviolet region is the area of the electromagnetic spectrum lying between X-rays and visible light. It…
Earth-size planet candidate orbits a nearby star every 355 days
Astronomers have discovered an Earth-size planet candidate circling a nearby star on a 355-day orbit. This is a…
Angling for votes in election year: The debate around fishing policy
Photo: Ross McNaughton ACT MP Cameron Luxton is a self confessed good, keen fisherman. Asked about his biggest…
It’s almost the size of the US, spans 11 countries and is home to a creature that looks like a sabre-toothed sausage
The Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world, spanning 9.2 million square kilometres (3.6 million square…