Jawbone may represent earliest presence of humans in Europe
For over a century, one of the earliest human fossils ever discovered in Spain has been long considered a Neanderthal. However, new analysis from...
Fresh understanding of ice age frequency
A chance find of an unstudied Antarctic sediment core has led researchers to flip our understanding of how often ice ages occurred in Antarctica.
Warming climate spurs harmful oxygen loss in lakes
New research shows a continually warming world is leading to extended, late-summer weeks of water stratification in lakes, which prompts oxygen deprivation in the...
Rotten meat could be easier to detect thanks to a new biosensor system
The supply chain that brings meat to market worldwide is highly complex and usually very efficient. But when disruptions in one part of the...
Transport of air masses in connection with ‘El Niño’ decoded
The El Niño phenomenon influences the weather in distant regions, as far away as the USA, India or the Mediterranean region. But how exactly...
Hurricane’s effects killed sturgeon in Apalachicola River
As hurricane Michael churned through the Gulf of Mexico to make landfall near Florida's Apalachicola River in 2018, it left a sea of destruction...
Scientists uncover biological explanation behind why upper respiratory infections are more common in colder...
A newly discovered immune response inside the nose is suppressed by colder temperatures, offering evidence for why colds, flu and COVID-19 are more common...
Researchers propose new structures to harvest untapped source of freshwater
An almost limitless supply of fresh water exists in the form of water vapor above Earth's oceans, yet remains untapped, researchers said. A new...
The majority of California’s coastal airports are vulnerable to increased flooding caused by climate...
A new study has found that 39 out of 43 coastal airports in California have assets exposed to projected flooding that could disrupt their...
Researchers advance insights into cause of ripples on icicles
Experimental physicists growing icicles are closer to understanding why some form with ripples up and down their outsides, while others form with smooth, slick,...
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