For a long time, it was presumed that volcanic eruptions that take place on the bottom oceans were boring compared to those that happen on dry land. Nothing could be further from the truth.
Scientists find a clever solution to substitute ivory
Circadian rhythm discovered in bacteria may lead to improved biotech and antibiotic treatments
Scientists developed an ingenious solution for the world's clean water crisis
Scientists discovered that the total number of T-rexes that once roamed the earth might be in the billions
Scientists find a new use for dumped tires: let's turn them into graphene to reinforce concrete
The Arctic polar region might become green and lush once more
Five unusual technologies for harvesting water in dry areas
In evolution, the need for sleep may have arisen earlier than the acquisition of a brain
Soil biodiversity in danger: why it is crucial to protect what lies beneath our feet
When we think about protecting our environment, we often think of what lives above the land; we think of the trees, the wildlife on our moorlands, and removing plastic from our oceans. But we need to start looking further down, to what truly lies beneath our feet and beyond what our eyes can see; we need to look to what inhabits our soils.
Counterintuitively global temperatures increased due to worldwide lockdowns
Study into toxic plants could lead to new treatments for human diseases
Many plants use toxins as a defense against being eaten. But why do these toxins not harm the plants themselves? Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology and the University of Münster have investigated the mechanisms involved in defensive toxins in plants, and their findings may lead to new treatments for human diseases.
