(Phys.org) —A large team of researchers with members from many European countries and one from Canada has found evidence that suggests that reducing the diversity of the microorganisms that decompose plant matter or the ...
Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins that use sponges as hunting tools are eating different foods to those who do not and the unique behaviour could have shaped the genetic makeup of the population, according to two new studies ...
Plants & Animals
May 8, 2014
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A naturally occurring fungus might help curb the spread of an invasive tree species that is threatening forests in most of the United States, according to researchers.
Ecology
May 8, 2014
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Ground breaking research by an international team of scientists has resulted in greater understanding of the effects of pesticides on aquatic invertebrates such as shrimps and snails.
Ecology
May 8, 2014
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Scientists are a step closer to understanding mitochondrial pathways on a molecular level.
Cell & Microbiology
May 8, 2014
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Rising 10,000 feet above the sunburned faces of 2.2 million tourists a year, the largest solar telescope on the planet is under construction atop Haleakala Crater in Maui, Hawaii. Never mind all those admonitions about never ...
Space Exploration
May 8, 2014
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By late 2008, the creators of Airbnb were broke and selling cereal online to support themselves as they watched their credit card bills pile up. They made one final pitch for their fledgling company - a website where travelers ...
Business
May 8, 2014
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Archeologists have found a tomb dating back to around 1100 B.C. south of Cairo, Egypt's Antiquities Ministry said Thursday.
Archaeology
May 8, 2014
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Taiwan's struggling personal computer maker Acer said Thursday it had swung back to profit in the first three months to March, ending three consecutive quarterly losses due to better cost and inventory control.
Business
May 8, 2014
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Have you ever noticed that time flies when you're having fun? Well, not for light. In fact, photons don't experience any time at all. Here's a mind-bending concept that should shatter your brain into pieces.
General Physics
May 8, 2014
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