Large pieces of plastic can break down into nanosized particles that often find their way into the soil and water. Perhaps less well known is that they can also float in the air. It's unclear how nan… [+4859 chars]
Image: Topoisomerase II, via Discovery Institute. Much as we love the old standbys (the flagellum, cilium, ATP synthase, etc.), we should never assume that the case for intelligent design is restric… [+9913 chars]
Microbial secondary metabolites, those molecules not essential for growth yet essential for survival, may now be easier to characterize following a proof-of-concept study in which researchers paired … [+4400 chars]
TEHRANArchaeologists have discovered remains of an ancient cave hyena in Qal-e Kord Cave situated in Avaj county of central Qazvin province during a recent excavation survey, CHTN reported on Tuesday… [+2893 chars]
A study on the black hole jets titled "Collimation of the kiloparsec-scale radio jets in NGC 2663" has been accepted for publication in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. … [+1466 chars]
A study published in Remote Sensing has designed a reflectance simulator to determine the optimal canopy shape for calculating the shadow fraction based on the reflectance measured by satellite senso… [+5594 chars]
Coronal mass ejections (CMEs) are massive expulsions of plasma and magnetic fields from the Sun's surface, the corona. They send highly-charged particles in waves out towards the outer Solar System. … [+1174 chars]
Engineering electron tunneling rates Natural photosynthetic reaction centers achieve photochemical charge separation by anchoring a light-activated pigment between two electron transfer chains. One … [+21629 chars]
Imagine that your doctor has decided that you need surgery. He could tell you that you have a 90 percent chance of surviving the operation. That probably sounds quite good. He could also tell you tha… [+9494 chars]
If Nasas giant Space Launch System rocket lifts off from Floridas Kennedy Space Center as planned on Monday, it will become the first vehicle in 50 years capable of carrying humans to the Moon. For … [+6860 chars]
A jungle. A rainforest. A wetland. A wilderness. Researchers have used various metaphors to describe the complex, interconnected community of microbes (most of them bacteria) living inside your body,… [+5002 chars]
<li>Garber, P. A. Foraging strategies among living primates. Annu. Rev. Anthropol.16, 339364 (1987). Article Google Scholar </li><li>Stephens, D. W. & Krebs, J. K. Foraging Theory (Princeton… [+21578 chars]
