A group of ocean bacteria long considered perfectly adapted to life in nutrient-poor waters may be more vulnerable to environmental change than scientists realized. The bacteria, known as SAR11, domin ...

The study, published in the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin, used data from fossils laid down 150 million years ago in the Morrison Formation*, in the United States, to map o ...

If severe DNA damage is not repaired, the consequences for the health of cells and tissues are dramatic. A study led by ...

Concrete is the world’s most widely used building material – second only to water. Globally, more than four billion tonnes of cement are produced every year. Concrete consumption is so eno ...

Newton proved that white light was made of all the colours of rainbow by recombining the spectrum. He used a second prism and ...

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From afar, science is a marvelous thing, a humming engine of discovery that simultaneously reveals the wonders of our world ...

For most people, cold weather is an inconvenience, requiring an extra layer of clothing or the thermostat to be turned up. For others, exposure to cold can trigger an allergic reaction severe enough ...

Researchers led by a team at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have identified biological markers that appear in ...

Researchers from Drexel University who discovered a versatile type of two-dimensional conductive nanomaterial, called a MXene ...

Termites are among the most successful animals on Earth, forming vast societies that can number in the millions. But how did ...

Biofuels are fuels made from plant oils. The idea is that using plants to create fuel for cars and generators should lower ...