Plastic kettles release billions of microplastics A study in NPJ Emerging Contaminants has found that plastic kettles can release billions of microplastics into water, with [...]
“Living plastic” biodegrades with heat, nutrients
"Living plastic" biodegrades with heat, nutrients Researchers developed a new "living plastic" designed to biodegrade through a built-in self-destruct mechanism. The material [...]
Ultraprocessed foods raise risk of muscle fat accumulation
Ultraprocessed foods raise risk of muscle fat accumulation (AngelaMacario/Getty Images) Ultraprocessed foods are turning human thighs into [...]
Asteroid sample contains all DNA, RNA nucleobases
Asteroid sample contains all DNA, RNA nucleobases (Buradaki/Getty Images) A study in Nature Astronomy has shown that a sample from asteroid Ryugu contains all five [...]
Assisted evolution for corals needs faster development
Assisted evolution for corals needs faster development (Eloi_Omella/Getty Images) Scientists are exploring "assisted evolution" to help coral reefs adapt to increasing ocean heat, [...]
Bees play to the crowd when performing their “waggle dance”
Bees play to the crowd when performing their "waggle dance" (S.Norero Image/Getty Images) Researchers have found that bees adjust their "waggle dance," a [...]
Hidden brine network gives red color to glacier
Hidden brine network gives red color to glacier Researchers have solved the mystery of Blood Falls, a phenomenon where iron-rich, salty water flows [...]
Study reveals comb jellies have complex, brain-like organ
This study suggests that centralized nervous systems may have arisen in animal anatomy much earlier than we thought, albeit in very different formats [...]
Blue Origin, NASA team up to protect Earth from asteroids
Blue Origin, NASA team up to protect Earth from asteroids (SOPA Images/Getty Images) Blue Origin is collaborating with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and [...]