Scientists investigate the evolution of animal developmental mechanisms, show how some of Earth’s earliest...
Lacking bones, brains, and even a complete gut, the body plans of simple animals like sea anemones appear to have little in common with...
Aluminium-ion batteries with improved storage capacity
Scientists develop positive electrode material using an organic redox polymer based on phenothiazine. Aluminium-ion batteries containing this material stored an unprecedented 167 milliampere hours...
Marine environment at risk due to ship emissions
Researchers used four different types of port environments to investigate the levels of contaminants emitted from five different sources. They found that the combined...
Plant remediation effects on petroleum contamination
Initial choices about fertilization and grass seeding could have a long-lasting effect on how plants and their associated microbes break down pollution in petroleum-contaminated...
A baking soda solution for clean hydrogen storage
Scientists investigate the promising properties of a common, Earth-abundant salt.
Geologists challenge conventional view of Earth’s continental history, stability with new study
The seemingly stable regions of the Earth's continental plates -- the so-called stable cratons -- have suffered repetitive deformation below their crust since their...
Researchers describe the melting of gold nanoparticles in gold-bearing fluids in the Earth’s crust
Gold is a precious metal that has always fascinated humans. From Priam's Treasure to the legend of El Dorado, gold --regarded as the noblest...
Chronic exposure to lead, cadmium and arsenic increases risk of cardiovascular disease
Around the world, most people are regularly exposed to low or moderate levels of lead, cadmium and arsenic in the environment, increasing risk of...
Climate change: Rising rainfall, not temperatures, threaten giraffe survival
Giraffes in the East African savannahs are adapting surprisingly well to the rising temperatures caused by climate change. However, they are threatened by increasingly...
Ancient herbivore’s diet weakened teeth leading to eventual starvation, study suggests
Researchers have shed light on the life of the ancient reptile Rhynchosaur, which walked the earth between 250-225 million years ago, before being replaced...
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