Earth heated 5 to 10 degrees Celsius. As a result, tree-dominated vegetation collapsed and the highly disturbed landscapes were colonized by ferns that formed savannahs across large swaths of what is ...
Close-up of the fruits produced by a native avocado tree growing on the side of the road in Chiapas, Mexico. Archaeobotanist Kevin Wann, who conducted the research as a fellow at the museum, and his ...
DALLAS, July 20, 2026 — Previous studies have found that caffeine is the world’s most popular stimulant and psychoactive sub­stance, and coffee is the most common way people consume caffeine. The ...
In the rainforests of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), scientists have identified a previously unknown species of African monkey – one of the rarest discoveries in modern primatology. Named ...
In this artist’s concept, the exoplanet LHS 1140 b is shown in the foreground, surrounded by a helium-rich atmosphere. Another nearby rocky planet orbits the same cool red dwarf star in the distance.
CAMBRIDGE, MA -- As sea levels rise due to climate change, encroaching sea water will likely make freshwater environments saltier. In a new study, MIT researchers have shown how that increase in ...
DETROIT — Cancer treatments like radiation and chemotherapy work by doing one main thing: shredding the DNA of cancer cells so they can no longer multiply. However, cancer cells are notoriously ...
A Southwest Research Institute-led study has connected a specific asteroid collision in the main belt to an inner-solar-system-wide bombardment episode that may have had measurable biological and ...
Honeybees given prebiotics and probiotics may survive better under temperature-related stress, suggesting that such nutritional supplements might enhance colony resilience Article title: Protecting ...
In many urban areas, low-income neighborhoods have more mosquitoes, making residents more vulnerable to mosquito-borne diseases. A new study co-authored by scientists at Cary Institute of Ecosystem ...
Controlling interactions between molecules and their functions from the molecular level to the macroscopic scale is challenging in supramolecular chemistry and materials chemistry. To this end, a ...
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