Category: 9. Sci/Tech

“By definition, invasive species are harmful in some regard,” says Jacob…

They intuited that molecules near the surface behave differently from those deep within the ice. Ice is a crystal, which means each water molecule is locked into a periodic lattice. However, at the surface, the water molecules have fewer…

In preparation for winter, the common shrew (Sorex araneus) shrinks its brain by 30 percent to conserve precious energy. Then, come spring, the shrew miraculously ‘regrows’ its shrivelled brain, neurons fully intact.

Scientists have now traced…

Key Takeaways for Bacteria On Mars

• Bacteria can lie dormant for long periods of time and eventually be resuscitated. While looking for bacteria on Mars, experts need to keep this notion in mind.
• Dormant bacteria from Earth could be hiding on our…

Fallen whale carcasses offer islands of nutrition within an otherwise sparse seafloor, and with help from bone-eating zombie worms, they can sustain an entire ecosystem for decades.

But in recent years, scientists have found the zombie worms…

“Come on, little fella – we should get going now.” But my son was not listening. The sand in the playground was just right, so he kept digging with his new toy excavator.

As I drifted back to my list of to-dos, however, the laughter was…

A towering, trunk-like organism that sprouted from the ground 400 million years ago has turned into quite the prehistoric mystery. These organisms — known by the genus name Prototaxites — look somewhat like living stalagmites, or cacti…