Science

Scientists have developed a new non-invasive method to count individual fish by measuring the concentration of environmental DNA in the water, which could be applied for quantitative monitoring of aquatic ecosystems.

Hauffiopteryx altera (Latin for different from) has been identified as a new species of Ichthyosaurs.

A new study provides new insights into the mystery of scent, where scientists describe for the first time how relationships between different odors are encoded in the olfactory cortex, the region of brain responsible for processing smell.

The ability to genetically engineer plants is key for creating sustainable agriculture and renewable energy. But existing methods to engineer plants are underdeveloped compared...

Gene begins quick adaptation once bacteria are put in different environments, such as one that is more acidic or anaerobic. This happens because the...

Colors offer many clues about the behavior and ecology of animals. They function to keep organisms safe from predators, at the right temperature, or...

Spider silk has various applications, including in biomedical applications. Now scientists at the Tamkang University and National Yang-Ming University in Taiwan have discovered one...

Mysteries about the origin of high-energy cosmic neutrinos have deepened by the recent IceCube measurement of a large diffuse flux in the 10–100 TeV...

Like winds in the atmosphere or currents in the ocean, there are fluid motions in the liquid core of the Earth. These core flows...

Earth's mantle is currently classified into two main domains, African and Pacific. However, little is known about their formation and history, and they are...

During the two millennia before the 20th Century, global mean surface temperature (GMST) cooled at a rate of roughly −0.15 °C per 1000 years.  Not well...

Throughout life, our feelings influence the choices that we make. The concept of emotion may seem simple, but scientists often have trouble agreeing on what...