Digital modelling of legendary fossil's soft tissue suggests Australopithecus afarensis had powerful leg and pelvic muscles suited to tree dwelling, but knee muscles that allowed fully erect walking.
A Machine Learning Approach to Freshwater Analysis
From protecting biodiversity to ensuring the safety of drinking water, the biochemical makeup of rivers and streams around the United States is critical for human and environmental welfare.
Building a Blueprint for Zero-Emissions Agriculture
Technological innovation and investment will be needed to reduce agriculture-related greenhouse gas emissions to zero, according to new work from Carnegie Staff Associate Lorenzo Rosa and Visiting Scholar Paolo Gabrielli.
Newly Planted Vegetation Accelerates Dune Erosion During Extreme Storms, Research Shows
Newly planted vegetation on coastal sand dunes can accelerate erosion from extreme waves, a study involving researchers from the Oregon State University College of Engineering suggests.
Hotter sand from microplastics could affect sea turtle development
New research has found that extreme concentrations of microplastics could increase the temperature of beach sand enough to threaten the development of incubating sea turtles.
Study explains unusual deformation in Earth’s largest continental rift
Computer models confirm that the African Superplume is responsible for the unusual deformations, as well as rift-parallel seismic anisotropy observed beneath the East African Rift System.
First Side-Necked Turtle Ever Discovered in UK
The first side-necked turtle ever to be found in the UK has been discovered by an amateur fossil collector and palaeontologists at the University of Portsmouth.
Juice Concentrate from Japanese Fruit Benefits Cardiovascular Health, Scientists at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University Report
More than 122 million Americans – about half of the U.S. population ages 20 and older – have high blood pressure, referred to medically as hypertension.
A baking soda solution for clean hydrogen storage
Scientists investigate the promising properties of a common, Earth-abundant salt.
Threatened and Endangered Species of the Southeastern United States
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act by getting to know some of the threatened and endangered species found in the waters of the southeastern United States.