Pennsylvania’s abandoned coal mines may hold up to 220 billion gallons of water; scientists...
An inky pool in the middle of an anthracite coal pile. Image Credit: Jessica Klein/Inside Climate News/Pennsylvania Capital Star Pennsylvania’s abandoned underground...
Jennifer Doudna’s team found an ancient CRISPR ancestor in viruses using a never-before-seen ‘gapped’...
The discovery may also reshape ideas about where CRISPR came from. The researchers found VIPR systems in viruses that appear to use...
Meet Shrikari Punjala, the 7th grader who turned eggshells into calcium carbonate crystals that...
Representative Image of eggshells being processed to extract calcium carbonate for bacterial growth experiments in a laboratory (AI Generated Image) A seventh...
A new Oxford-led study suggests animal life may have begun 700 to 800 million...
The oldest definitive animal fossils date to around 574 million years ago, just before the dramatic diversification associated with the Cambrian Period....
Scientists found a new lizard species above 15,750 feet in Peru’s Andes; the 6-to-8cm...
The species was identified by researchers associated with the Natural History Museum of San Marcos University, and its description was published in...
Meet Wileidy Feliciano-Rivera, the Puerto Rico student who turned plantain peels into mulch that...
Representative Image of EcoMusa mulch made from plantain peels, showcasing its agricultural benefits (AI Generated Image) A seventh-grade student in Puerto Rico...
Meet Rye Lynn Rost: The Montana 7th grader who compared banana and plantain starch...
A seventh grader in Montana compared banana and plantain starch to develop a stronger bioplastic. Rye Lynn Rost, a student at...
AI could force over 10 million US workers into new careers by 2035: What...
AI could force over 10 million US workers into new careers by 2035: What the McKinsey report underlines For ages, everyone’s worried...
In 2021, Australian engineers mixed shredded single-use face masks with processed building rubble for...
In 2021, Australian engineers mixed shredded single-use face masks with processed building rubble for road bases; the material met engineering standards, and...
Norway’s rapidly melting Jotunheimen ice has revealed 48 prehistoric arrows; the oldest are 5,000-6,000...
Norway’s rapidly retreating mountain ice has revealed 48 prehistoric arrows, including one estimated to be between 5,000 and 6,000 years old,...
In 1876, New York artist sculpted Cleopatra’s death; 100 years later, the lost artwork...
Many of history's most beloved works still remain lost to time. From books to sculptures and even paintings, all works of...
Phoenix Planet: Astronomers find ‘phoenix planet’ born from ashes of a dying star
A team of astronomers led by the University of Warwick in England has discovered a rare second-generation planet orbiting the ashes...
California is set to break ground on a project to transform 2,800 acres of...
Representative Image (AI-generated) California is moving ahead with a major restoration project that will reshape about 2,800 acres of farmland on Webb...
Fossil teeth from ancient North American coastlines suggest some dinosaurs supplemented land diets with...
The researchers examined fossils from ancient coastal environments associated with the Western Interior Seaway, a vast inland sea that divided North America...
Scientists tracked cats wearing anti-hunting bibs; activity fell 15%, but roaming distances stayed unchanged...
Domestic cats can be effective hunters, and devices designed to reduce their success have increasingly been used as a way to...
Maryland planted 2.49 billion oyster seeds in Harris Creek; the restoration has produced 343...
Maryland has restored hundreds of acres of oyster reef in Harris Creek as part of a larger effort to rebuild oyster...
3,000-year-old horse buried inside ancient Egyptian fortress may have been a chariot animal; rare...
A 3,000-year-old horse has been discovered buried inside an ancient Egyptian fortress. (Photo: Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities) Archaeologists in Egypt...
Scientists use GPS to track four African raptors in Kenya and discover they avoid...
Wind farms are expanding across Africa, a continent with some of the world's highest raptor diversity, yet species-specific collision risks remain...
Scientists put a floating ‘scarecrow’ beside fishing nets; the device cut seabird bycatch by...
Floating scarecrow. Image Credit: University of Exeter News Fishing nets can pose a serious danger to diving seabirds, but a new trial...
In 2021, scientists released fluorescent dye 1,870 metres deep in the North Atlantic; tracking...
A fluorescent green dye released nearly 1,870 metres below the surface of the North Atlantic has helped scientists directly observe a...
Wild blacktip sharks can hear sounds from nearly 250 feet away and pinpoint where...
Wild blacktip sharks may have a more sophisticated sense of hearing than scientists previously realised. A study by researchers at Florida...
How sugar from outer space may have helped build life on Earth; study finds...
A simple sugar delivered to the young Earth by meteorites may have played a more complicated role in the emergence of...
Scientists found a chemical that helps naked mole-rat queens stop other females from reproducing;...
A pregnant naked mole-rat queen, on the left, and a worker, on the right, sniff each other. Image Credit: Felix Petermann /...
Texas is offering landowners up to $7,000 to remove invasive plants that are quietly...
Invasive plants are creating problems across Texas forest ecosystems by competing with native vegetation, altering ecosystems and reducing forest productivity. To...
North Carolina lost about 21% of its coastal forests between 1985 and 2021, roughly...
North Carolina’s coastal forests are retreating at a faster pace, with a new study finding that more than one-fifth of forest...
Prince William’s Earthshot Prize says its Finalists have protected or restored 58 million hectares...
Representative Image of innovative technology and nature working together for a sustainable future ( AI Generrated Image) The Earthshot Prize, the environmental...
In the late 1950s and early 1960s, Nile perch were introduced into Lake Victoria...
Nile PerchPhoto: Wikipedia In the late 1950s and early 1960s, Nile perch were introduced into Lake Victoria with the hope that the...
In 1984, a $57 million gift from David and Lucile Packard helped open Monterey...
In 1984, a $57 million gift from David and Lucile Packard helped turn a former cannery site on California’s Cannery Row...
Psychology says anger may make you crave crunchy food while anxiety pushes you towards...
Reaching for chips, nuts, or crackers right after a bad day is a habit almost everyone recognises. Many people assume the...
SpaceX launches Crew-13: 4 Nasa astronauts sent to ISS for 6-month mission focused on...
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with a crew of four launches from pad 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral....
A signal from beyond: Astronomers detect radio waves from planet 63 light-years away for...
A mysterious radio signal from deep space has astronomers asking a big question: is someone out there trying to say hello?The...
Scientists resurrected 160-million-year-old proteins from extinct mammals; some were stronger against drug-resistant bacteria than...
Looking at the evolution of antimicrobial defenses, the researchers were able to pinpoint structural modifications that have made these peptides more potent...
Scientists develop a living building material for Mars using engineered yeast; it uses far...
Scientists have developed a living building material designed for construction on Mars, combining inert sand with a gelatin-based hydrogel and engineered...
Scientists identified 57 new deep-sea species from Argentina’s Mar del Plata Canyon, including a...
Photo credit: ROV SuBastian / Schmidt Ocean Institute A deep-sea expedition off the coast of Argentina has yielded a remarkable scientific harvest....
Scientists examined 13 insects trapped in 99-million-year-old amber and identified a new species whose...
Not much in the world has survived to be known as old as the dinosaurs, but when it comes to a...
Coldplay teamed up with Leonardo DiCaprio’s Re to protect Brazil’s Amazon; six states pledged...
British rock band Coldplay joined conservation group Re, co-founded by Leonardo DiCaprio, and Global Citizen in 2021 to push for stronger...
Chang’e-6 soil from the Moon’s far side contained a form of metallic iron never...
Representative Image (AI-generated) A study of soil brought back from the Moon’s far side by China’s Chang’e-6 mission has uncovered a form...
Burmese pythons and invasive plants are reshaping the Everglades; some native mammals have declined...
The Everglades faces a major challenge from non-native species that can change habitats, disrupt food webs, and make restoration harder. Several...
California scientists grew kelp in a lab at 74,000 spores per millilitre; they are...
Greater Farallones Association Kelp restoration specialist Julieta Gomez holding up kelp she is tending at the lab to grow spores for outplanting...
Teenager tests cow, chicken, fish and bat manure and finds that cow fertiliser holds...
Image: Society for Science Organic gardening is described as the natural, wholesome choice, yet an eighth grader from Ripon, California, has shown...
New Zealand built a 676-square-metre pest-proof sanctuary for rare skinks; four were released in...
Northern spotted skink (Oligosoma kokowai) in Napier. Image credit: Nick Harker/ New Zealand Herpetological Society New Zealand has created a 676-square-metre pest-proof...
A 14-year-old Colombian inventor created a device that lets deaf children feel birdsong through...
At 14, Juan Sebastian Avila Perez is using technology to make it easier for deaf people to experience and identify birds...
Scientists develop a DNA test for one of America’s elusive snakes; eastern pine snake...
Eastern Pinesnake. Image Credit: Wikipedia Scientists have developed a DNA-based test that can detect the eastern pine snake from soil, offering a...
Meet Wileidy Feliciano-Rivera: The Puerto Rican seventh-grader who turned plantain peels into biodegradable mulch...
Representative Image of an agricultural field using plantain-based biodegradable mulch, illustrating reduced weed growth and improved soil conditions (AI Generated Image) A...
Cheetahs disappeared from Zambia’s Greater Luangwa for nearly 30 years; six are back as...
Image Credit: Wildlife Vagabond Six cheetahs have returned to Zambia’s Greater Luangwa Ecosystem after nearly three decades without confirmed sightings. The 3...
Scientists found at least 10 likely new species of bizarre branching worms inside sea...
PC: Nicole de Voogd/University of Göttingen Scientists have discovered at least ten new species of branching marine worms after studying their DNA,...
Noah’s Ark mystery deepens as archaeologists drill into Turkey’s Mount Ararat site for first...
Archaeologists collect deep soil samples from Turkey’s Mount Ararat site in the search for Noah’s Ark. (Photo: Getty Images) The long-running Noah’s...
Meet Filip Lajciak, the Slovak student who built an affordable microscope system that creates...
A Slovak student has developed an affordable microscope system that can create 3D models of tiny objects without destroying samples. Filip...
Astronomers spot giant bow shock around magnetic white dwarf 730 light-years away, revealing mysterious...
Astronomers using the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (VLT) have imaged a shock wave around a white dwarf, the leftover...
Meet Nathan Gael Montelongo, the La Joya, Texas seventh-grader who turned restaurant shellfish shells...
Nathan Gael Montelongo, the La Joya, Texas seventh-grader who turned restaurant shellfish shells into chitosan (Image Credit: Society for Science) A fishing...
