News tagged with mineral species

New evidence found for the oldest oxygen-breathing life on land

New University of Alberta research shows the first evidence that oxygen-breathing bacteria occupied and thrived on land 100 million years earlier than previously thought.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Oct 19, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (7) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Synthetic life could aid space exploration

When packing for a manned mission to Mars or the Moon, the best thing to bring may not be food or fuel, but specially designed organisms that can create those things for you.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Sep 23, 2010 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (5) | comments 4

Can wasps help save Britain's conker trees?

Wasps, regarded by many as a pest, could be the salvation of Britain’s imperilled conker trees currently under threat by an ‘alien’ species of moth that is rapidly spreading damage across the country’s horse ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jul 09, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0