Evolve… innovate… repeat: Scientists peel back the layers of virus-host evolution and innovation
Scientists have uncovered an intriguing new understanding of how viruses and the hosts they infect evolve new innovations to outcompete each other. Culminating a...
How stressed-out plants produce their own aspirin
Plants protect themselves from environmental hazards like insects, drought and heat by producing salicylic acid, also known as aspirin. A new understanding of this...
Rare deep-sea brine pools discovered in Red Sea
Researchers recently discovered rare deep-sea brine pools in the Gulf of Aqaba, a northern extension to the Red Sea. These salty underwater lakes hold...
How environmentally responsible is lithium brine mining? It depends on how old the water...
A groundbreaking new study comprehensively accounts for the hydrological impact of lithium mining. Since lithium is the key component of the lithium-ion batteries that...
The best offense is a great defense for some carnivorous plants
Insect-eating plants have fascinated biologists for more than a century, but how plants evolved the ability to capture and consume live prey has largely...
New model shows Earth’s deep mantle was drier from the start
By analyzing noble gas isotope data, a scientist determined that the ancient plume mantle (the deep part) had a water concentration that was a factor...
Plankton will store more carbon as Earth’s climate warms, but storage beyond the end...
The amount of carbon stored by microscopic plankton will increase in the coming century, predict researchers.
Bomb detectors picking up more blue whale songs in Indian Ocean
The good news is, pygmy blue whales appear to be thriving in the Indian Ocean. But not-so-good is that climate change may be threatening...
Prenatal exposure to certain phthalates associated with slightly earlier onset of puberty
A study provides new evidence on the possible effects of these endocrine-disrupting chemicals on sexual development.
Stronger overturning circulation in the Pacific during the last glacial period
Coral data indicate that the upper layers of Pacific Ocean were more mixed during the last Ice Age than they are today. New research...
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