Phytoplankton is the foundation of all life on the planet.
Networking for food: Bats communicate and work together for more efficient foraging
Social hunting strategies are already well documented in many animal species when prey is distributed in an unpredictable way across the landscape. Researchers have now demonstrated for the first time that animals -- in this case the common noctule bat -- join together and form a mobile sensory network in...
Robot helps reveal how ants pass on knowledge
Scientists have developed a small robot to understand how ants teach one another.
CT scanner captures entire woolly mammoth tusk
Researchers successfully captured CT images of an entire woolly mammoth tusk. Researchers were able to do a full scan of the tusk in its entirety -- or in toto -- using a newer clinical CT scanner. The new technology allows for large-scale imaging without having to do multiple partial scans.
Researchers Show Potential for Improved Water-Use Efficiency in Field-Grown Plants
Water deficit is currently one of the most significant limiting factors for global agricultural productivity, a factor further exacerbated by global climate change according to a 2019 water report from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations.
Dry Lightning Sparks Some of the Most Destructive and Costly Wildfires in California, Study Finds
A new study has found dry lightning outbreaks are the leading cause of some of the largest wildfire outbreaks in modern California history.
Risk of Death Rises as Climate Change Causes Nighttime Temperatures to Climb
Excessively hot nights caused by climate change are predicted to increase the mortality rate around the world by up to 60% by the end of the century, according to a new international study that features research from the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health.
Oil-based systems show promise for eradicating salmonella on food production machinery
New research suggests that oil formulations with food-grade organic acids can kill dried Salmonella on stainless steel surfaces.
Rotting fish help solve mystery of how soft tissue fossils form
New research has transformed scientists' understanding of how spectacular fossils with delicate soft tissues form.
In simulation of how water freezes, artificial intelligence breaks the ice
Combining artificial intelligence and quantum mechanics, researchers have simulated what happens at the molecular level when water freezes. The result is the most complete yet simulation of the first steps in ice 'nucleation,' a process important for climate and weather modeling.