Most Saharan dust is generated by ‘hidden thunderstorms’ high above the desert
When Saharan dust reaches the UK and Europe, as a huge country-sized cloud did over the past few…
Two dead sea turtles found in northern Israel marine reserve entangled in fishing gea
Two dead loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) washed ashore at the Achziv Marine Reserve near Rosh Hanikra in…
New study finds deep ocean microbes already prepared to tackle climate change
image:Â A research group co-led by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign predicts that a surprisingly adaptable species of…
Camera shows humans a new world by replicating animal vision
A new camera system is making it possible for humans to see colors in the way animals do,…
Gravitational Wave Analysis Reveals Dynamics of Binary Supermassive Black Holes
Here at Top Comments we strive to nourish community by rounding up some of the site’s best, funniest,…
10 Rare Sharks Lurking in the Deep Blue
The ornate wobbegong lives in waters off eastern Australia. Unlike fast swimming predators, this species waits on the…
This 2-pound dinosaur is rewriting what scientists know about evolution
Researchers have identified a 90 million year old fossil that helps solve a long standing mystery about a…
Is the CAQ’s controversial Quebec constitution really going to happen?
The Quebec Liberal Party’s new leader is asking the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) government and all parties in…
New look at the stars around the Milky Way's centre – ESO.org
New look at the stars around the Milky Way’s centre ESO.orgThe Most Detailed Image of the Milky Way’s Heart…
Geometric origin of particle and dislocation dynamics during grain boundary migration
Howe, J. M. Interfaces in Materials: Atomic Structure, Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Solid–Vapor, Solid-Liquid and Solid–Solid Interfaces (Wiley,…
Punch the Japanese snow monkey captures hearts while kin face culls
A baby Japanese macaque named Punch sits next to a stuffed orangutan at Ichikawa City Zoo, in Ichikawa,…
DNA Aptamers: New Tool for Easy Alzheimer’s Test
With aging populations on the rise, the need for better tools to diagnose and monitor Alzheimer’s disease (AD),…