New Study: Half of Replanted Tropical Trees Don’t Survive
A new study has found that, on average, about half of the trees planted in tropical and sub-tropical forest restoration efforts do not survive for…
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Do We Really Need 8 Glasses of Water a Day? New Research Challenges Conventional Wisdom
A recent study involving thousands of individuals from around the world has shown that there is significant variation in the amount of water that people…
A Study Finds That People With Low BMI Aren’t More Active
The study also found that people with low BMI eat less and “run hotter.” The majority of obesity research to date has concentrated on examining…
Archaeologists Find One of the Most Significant Carved Stone Monuments Ever Uncovered in Scotland
Rare Pictish symbol stone found near potential site of famous battle. Archaeologists have uncovered a Pictish symbol stone close to the location of one of…
The Human Genome at 20: How Biology’s Most-Hyped Breakthrough Led to Anticlimax and Arrests
When President Bill Clinton took to a White House lectern 20 years ago to announce that the human genome sequence had been completed, he hailed…
Clean Energy Technology Revolutionized by “Needle in a Haystack” Discovery
Researchers from the University of Aberdeen have discovered a new family of chemical compounds that could revolutionize fuel cell technology and help reduce global carbon…
Startling ‘Flammable Ice’ Discovery Offers Up Clue to Life on Other Planets
Scientists studying so-called ‘flammable ice’ in the Sea of Japan have made a startling discovery — the existence of life within microscopic bubbles. The microhabitats…
Calcified Bacteria Sheds Light on the Health Consequences of the Evolving Diet
A newly published study from the University of Adelaide shows that calcified dental plaque (dental calculus) found on ancient teeth from 34 early European skeletons…
Analysis of Ancient Hair Could Reveal How People Adjusted to Past Climate Change
Stable isotope analysis of ancient Eskimo hair found in Western Alaska could reveal how people in the region lived through times of climate change and…
Researchers Discover ‘Supergiant’ Amphipods in the Kermadec Trench
Researchers from the University of Aberdeen and the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) discovered ‘supergiant’ amphipods while exploring the Kermadec Trench, north…