Life in Deep Ocean Sediments Can Survive Boiling Hot Temperatures
Deep-sea microorganisms can withstand extreme heat Researchers have found evidence that microorganisms live in extremely hot sediment around 1,180 meters deep beneath the [...]
Orca Deaths a Result of Human Activity
Study: Human activity endangering orcas (Olivier Morin/AFP via Getty Images) Necropsies on 53 orcas found dead in the northeastern Pacific Ocean over a [...]
Arctic Sea Ice Hits Second-Lowest Level on Record
Arctic sea ice declines to near-record low Scientists who monitor Arctic sea ice report that it has hit the second-lowest level on record [...]
Neutrinos Prove the Sun is Doing a Second Kind of Fusion
Like all stars, our Sun is powered by the fusion of hydrogen into heavier elements. Nuclear fusion is not only what makes stars [...]
E-cigarette Users Have 30% Higher Risk for Chronic Lung Disease
Study: Vaping increases lung disease risk Research published in JAMA Network Open found that current and past users of e-cigarettes are at greater risk than [...]
Curiosity Finds Evidence of Ancient Megaflood On Mars
Mars may have once had massive floods The Curiosity rover may have found evidence of megafloods that occurred on Mars about 4 billion [...]
A Very Dusty Curiosity Rover Snaps a Selfie
Curiosity shows its hard work with dust-covered selfie NASA has released an image of the Mars rover Curiosity covered in dust as it [...]
Mystery of Glowing Cosmic ‘Eye’ Finally Solved
Scientists say they know how Blue Ring Nebula formed (NASA/JPL-Caltech/M. Seibert (Carnegie Institution for Science)/K. Hoadley (Caltech)/GALEX Team) The Blue Ring Nebula, which [...]
Otters Can Count on Their Friends to Gain Access to Food
Otters get by with a little help from their friends (Pixabay) Otters learn to survive by observing others in their social circles, a [...]
Space Bio-Mining Could Support Human Presence in Spac
Earth-based bacteria may aid off-planet mining Mining on the moon or Mars may get a boost from bacteria here on Earth, a study [...]