Since the mid-1990s, coral in the Great Barrier Reef has declined by more than 50 percent, and that goes for virtually every species, at every depth,...
Many animals eat plants. Some plants eat animals. While the first scenario is not puzzling, the second still holds some mysteries, even for scientists. How, exa...
As President Trump claims that he is immune to COVID-19 and isolated reports emerge of reinfection, what is the truth about immunity to COVID-19?
For something that largely exists in just two dimensions, graphene seems to be everywhere. The super-thin 'wonder material' is famous not only for its incredibl...
If your friends are also friends with each other, you might feel more supported when times get tough.
Solar panels offer huge potential to move more people away from electricity generated from burning coal, and a new innovation devised by scientists stands to mo...
As geological puzzles go, it's a pretty good one. In the global greenhouse conditions of the early Eocene (56-48 million years ago), how did huge numbers...
Does it feel like all eyes are on Venus these days? The discovery of the potential biomarker phosphine in the planet's upper atmosphere last month garnered...
In the wake of recent fluctuations in Betelgeuse's brightness, astronomers have rigorously examined the star's vital statistics, and come up with a bit of a sur...
At first glance the apparently barren expanses of the Sahel and Sahara deserts feature little greenery, but detailed satellite imagery combined with computer de...