The evolution of limbs with functional digits from fish fins happened approximately 400 million years ago in the Devonian. This morphological transition allowed vertebrates to leave...
PIM kinases are enzymes that promote metastatic growth and spread of cancer cells. Researchers from the University of Turku, Finland, have obtained new information on how...
The giant pumice raft created by an underwater volcanic eruption last August in Tonga has begun arriving on the Australian eastern seaboard, delivering millions of reef-building...
UNSW researchers have found their previous discovery of bacteria living on air in Antarctica is likely a process that occurs globally, further supporting the potential existence...
Butterflies show several types of movement. They can seasonally migrate long distances over hundreds of kilometers. Alternatively, butterflies also disperse over relatively short distances for feeding...
Imagine reading by the light of an exploded star, brighter than a full moon—it might be fun to think about, but this scene is the prelude...
Using high-resolution data from the joint NASA-U.S. Geological Survey Landsat program, researchers have created the first map of the causes of change in global mangrove habitats...
How complete is our census of the Sun's closest neighbors? Astronomers and a team of data-sleuthing volunteers participating in Backyard Worlds: Planet 9, a citizen science...
In boreal forest during late winter, freezing temperatures are typical but at the same time the sun can already shine very brightly. This combination is especially...
Scientists have revealed how nanomaterials inspired by insect wings are able to destroy bacteria on contact.