Had some fruit this morning for breakfast? You might have unknowingly ingested some pesticide. More than 70 percent of non-organic fresh produce sold in the U.S. contains traces of pesticide residue … [+3399 chars]
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Otters learn skills from each otherbut they also solve some mysteries alone, new research shows. University of Exeter scientists gave Asian short-clawed otters "puzzle boxes" containing familiar foo… [+2746 chars]
Experienced cooks can determine when cooking oil has reached the right temperature for deep-frying by inserting moistened chopsticks in the hot oil. Bubbles form on the sticks and the sizzling sound … [+3148 chars]
Like ants, termites and bees, some bacteria work together as a multicellular group. There is a strict division of labor in such colonies, to make the group more resilient to the outside world. Now re… [+3489 chars]
Humans could need some surprising things to survive on Mars according to new research. getty When will humans land on Mars? A recent report suggested 2038 as the most likely launch year for a crew… [+4108 chars]
To optimize biomaterials for reliable, cost-effective paper production, building construction, and biofuel development, researchers often study the structure of plant cells using techniques such as f… [+5364 chars]
Atoms do weird things when forced out of their comfort zones. Rice University engineers have thought up a new way to give them a nudge. Materials theorist Boris Yakobson and his team at Rice's Georg… [+3456 chars]
image: Propagation of an N-wave sonic boom above (a) an isolated building and (b) multiple buildings.view more Credit: Didier Dragna WASHINGTON, June 7, 2022 – Twenty years after the retirement of… [+4091 chars]
Holes help make sponges and English muffins useful (and, in the case of the latter, delicious). Without holes, they wouldn't be flexible enough to bend into small crevices, or to sop up the perfect a… [+5151 chars]
Scientists are tracing the movement of dust over Martian eons using a high-definition camera from orbit. A Twitter account for the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter's High Resolution Imaging Experiment, a… [+2569 chars]
Animal borne cameras now give scientists unprecedented access into the visual world of animals, including the life and death struggles of hunters and their prey. For the first time, new research, pu… [+4505 chars]
