Driving on sunshine: Clean, usable liquid fuels made from solar power
Researchers have developed a solar-powered technology that converts carbon dioxide and water into liquid fuels that can be added directly to a car's engine...
A better way to study ocean currents
Computer scientists and oceanographers developed a machine-learning model that generates more accurate predictions about the velocities of ocean currents. The model could help make...
Automated window shades show potential for significant energy savings
Automated insulating window shades can cut energy consumption by approximately one-quarter and may recoup the cost of installation within three to five years, according...
Study finds carrying pollen heats up bumble bees, raises new climate change questions
A new study finds carrying pollen is a workout that significantly increases the body temperature of bumble bees. This new understanding of active bumble...
Impact of ancient earthquake revealed
By combining the scientific powerhouses of genetics and geology, researchers have identified a new area of coastal uplift, which had been hiding in plain...
Assessing emotions in wild animals
A new study examines indicators of mental wellbeing in wild animals to improve conservation efforts.
Extremely hot days are warming twice as fast as average summer days in North-West...
New study analyzed data on near-surface air temperatures recorded for North-West Europe over the past 60 years. The findings show that the maximum temperature...
Is it an ant? Is it a plant? No, it’s a spider!
A species of tiny, colorful jumping spider employs two lines of defense to avoid being eaten: camouflaging with plants and walking like an ant....
What did the earliest animals look like?
Surprisingly, genome comparisons have failed to resolve a major question in animal evolution: Which living animals are the descendants of the earliest animals to...
Homo sapiens likely arose from multiple closely related populations
In testing the genetic material of current populations in Africa and comparing against existing fossil evidence of early Homo sapiens populations there, researchers have...
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The extremely rare cave-dwelling albino fish with no eyes, the Mexican blindcat, has previously only been known to exist in Mexico.
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