Tag: science
Fossils suggest an aquatic plant that bloomed underwater was…
Fossils suggest an aquatic plant that bloomed underwater was among first flowering plants
David Dilcher, Indiana University, Bloomington
Photosynthesis – the ability to convert energy...
Play linked to sluggish growth in infant monkeys – but should...
Phyllis Lee, University of Stirling
For more than a century, researchers have tried to pin down exactly why so many animal species play in their...
Researchers carefully protect dangerous pathogens – but…
Researchers carefully protect dangerous pathogens – but how secure are all their data?
Carole Baskin, Saint Louis University
Ebola, smallpox, anthrax and many others: the most...
Researchers produce opioid pain killer from genetically modified…
Researchers produce opioid pain killer from genetically modified yeast with opium poppy genes
James Bruce, The Open University
The natural world has long been a source...
Night sky puts on a meteor shower to celebrate Rosetta’s closest...
Monica Grady, The Open University
A firework display is often the finale of a celebratory event, something that many people can experience and enjoy at...
Scientists at work: cracking sea lions’ high-thrust, low-wake swimming technique
Megan Leftwich, George Washington University
The California sea lion has a unique way of moving through the ocean. This highly maneuverable aquatic mammal produces thrust...
What has nuclear physics ever given us?
Paul Stevenson, University of Surrey
This year marks the 103rd anniversary of the birth of nuclear physics, when Ernest Rutherford, Hans Geiger and Ernest Marsden’s...
EXPLORING NATURE
Children can be systematic problem-solvers at younger ages than psychologists had...
Celeste Kidd, University of California, Berkeley
I’m in a coffee shop when a young child dumps out his mother’s...
