Meteorites reveal likely origin of Earth’s volatile chemicals
By analyzing meteorites, researchers have uncovered the likely far-flung origin of Earth's volatile chemicals, some of which form the building blocks of life.
Outlook for the blue economy
A handful of hyper-productive fisheries provide sustenance to a billion people and employ tens of millions. These fisheries occur on the eastern edges of...
Secret recipe for limonoids opens door for bee-friendly crop protection
Innovative research has uncovered the secret of how plants make limonoids, a family of valuable organic chemicals which include bee-friendly insecticides and have potential...
Researchers demo new type of carbon nanotube yarn that harvests mechanical energy
Nanotechnology researchers have made novel carbon nanotube yarns that convert mechanical movement into electricity more effectively than other material-based energy harvesters.
Farming more seaweed to be food, feed and fuel
A new study has shown that expanding global seaweed farming could go a long way to addressing the planet's food security, biodiversity loss and...
Health impact of chemicals in plastics is handed down two generations
Fathers exposed to chemicals in plastics can affect the metabolic health of their offspring for two generations, a mouse study reports.
How salmon feed flowers and flourishing ecosystems
Nutrients from salmon carcasses can substantively alter the growth and reproduction of plant species in the surrounding habitat, and even cause some flowers to...
New geosciences study shows Triassic fossils that reveal origins of living amphibians
A team of paleontologists have discovered the first 'unmistakable' Triassic-era caecilian fossil -- the oldest-known caecilian fossils -- thus extending the record of this...
What crocodile DNA reveals about the Ice Age
What drives crocodile evolution? Is climate a major factor or changes in sea levels? Determined to find answers to these questions, researchers discovered that...
Satellite data shows sustained severe drought in Europe
Europe lacks groundwater -- a lot of groundwater. The continent has already been suffering from a severe drought since 2018. This is confirmed by...




















