Pollutants in Lakes Linked to Oil Sands
Some of the world’s largest reserves of crude oil are held in the oil sands in Alberta, Canada, and production has been ongoing. A new…
Graphene Oxide Removes Radioactive Material From Contaminated Water
A newly published study has shown that graphene oxide can rapidly remove some of the most toxic and radioactive long-lived human-made radionuclides from contaminated water,…
Stem Cell Study Paves the Way for New Ovarian Cancer Therapies
By using sophisticated gene sequencing methods to demonstrate a regulatory link between the stem cell factor Lin28 and the signaling molecule bone morphogenic protein 4,…
Gene-Expression Indicates How Coral Reefs Will Handle Climate Change
Scientists have discovered a pattern of gene activity, which allows some corals to survive in higher temperatures. This suggests a way to predict how different…
Brainless Slime Mold Physarum polycephalum Shows Intelligence
Slime molds are gelatinous amoebae that are classified as protists, a taxonomic group. Slime molds, while brainless, are smarter than they look. Physarum polycephalum can…
Health Problems Future Mars Astronauts May Face
A newly published study found that astronauts going to Mars could have trouble sleeping, become lethargic, and have problems with mental tasks over the course…
Tuscan Shipwreck Gives Clues of Ancient Eye Treatment
Archaeologists have retrieved medicinal tablets from a 2000-year-old shipwreck, indicating that classical Mediterranean civilizations used sophisticated drugs. The scientists published their findings in the journal…
Wasp Larva Disinfects Roach From Within
Cockroaches feed on garbage and carrion, so anything that’s devouring a cockroach from the inside out must contend with a variety of disease-causing microbes. Now,…
NuSTAR Images of Spiral Galaxy IC 342 & Supernova Remnant Cassiopeia A
NASA’s Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array is providing scientists with greater sensitivity and imaging capability and giving them new information on a wide array of cosmic…
28-Foot Ichthyosaur Discovered
Researchers have discovered an 8.6-meter long reptile with a massive skull and sharp teeth that lived 244 million years ago, during the Triassic Period. It’s…
Massive Outburst in Spiral Galaxy NGC 660 Surprises Astronomers
While using the 305-meter William E. Gordon Telescope at Arecibo, researchers discovered an outburst in spiral galaxy NGC 660 that was ten times brighter than…
Elephants Make the Long Trek Across Deserts for Survival
Elephants need to consume a minimum of 100 liters of water and 100 kilograms of vegetation daily, yet a small population of 350 manages to…
Sandy Island, The Island That Wasn’t There
A New Zealand researcher thinks that he has solved the riddle of a mysterious South Pacific island shown on Google Earth and world maps, but…
Leaf Growth & Tree Height Limited By Physics
New research indicates that leaf growth may not be as complicated as it seems. When compared species to species, shorter trees exhibit a greater variety…
Nopili Goby, The Waterfall Climbing Fish
When the Nopili goby (Sicyopterus stimpsoni) moves from salt water to fresh water, over the course of two days, the fish’s mouth migrates from the…
Diets High in Fructose Lead to Overeating
Scientists have shown, using imaging tests, that fructose can trigger brain changes that lead to overeating. They found that after drinking a fructose beverage, the…
Volunteers Discover 15 New Planet Candidates in Habitable Zones
By looking for a dip in the brightness as planets pass in front of their parent stars, volunteers have discovered 15 new planet candidates orbiting…
Curiosity Returns Images of “Snake River” & Explores “Yellowknife Bay”
Over the holidays, NASA’s Curiosity rover returned new images of “Snake River” and is now in a shallow depression called “Yellowknife Bay.” This is the…
