A new study by researchers at the University of Washington shows that losing a particular group of endangered animals — those that eat fruit and help disperse the seeds of trees and other plants — could severely disrupt seed-dispersal networks in the Atlantic Forest, a shrinking stretch of tropical forest and critical biodiversity hotspot on the coast of Brazil.
Scientists who drilled deeper into an undersea earthquake fault than ever before have found that the tectonic stress in Japan’s Nankai subduction zone is less than expected.
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have discovered, what they call, an exciting new property in "magic-angle" graphene, according to an MIT News article published Jan. 30.
A team of MIT physicists has witnessed resonance in colliding ultracold molecules, a discovery that ultimately could provide a clue to the forces that drive molecules to chemically react and eventually provide a way to control chemical reactions.
Chemists with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have designed a new nanoparticle that can be loaded with multiple drugs to provide a more effective cancer treatment, according to an MIT News article published Jan. 26.
White-necked jacobin hummingbirds sport a colorful blue-and-white plumage as juveniles. When they grow into adulthood, males retain this dazzling pattern, while females develop a more “muted” palette of green and white — at least, most females. Curiously, about 20% of females defy the norm and retain male-like plumage into adulthood.
Citizen scientists recorded trash on Pacific Northwest beaches, from southern Oregon to Anacortes, Washington, to contribute to the growing study of marine trash.
Record-breaking heat waves have occurred recently from Delhi to the Pacific Northwest, and the number of these deadly events is expected to increase.
Animals that live in groups tend to be more protected from predators. That idea might be common sense, but it’s difficult to test for some species, especially for wild populations of fish that live in the ocean.
The research by scientists at the University of Washington, the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization and the University of Cologne indicates that carefully designed cocktails of broadly neutralizing antibodies, or bNAbs, could help treat HIV while minimizing the risk of the virus evolving to “escape” treatment.
For humans, the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic were a stressful time, marked by fear, isolation, canceled plans and uncertainty.
It’s hard to imagine life on Earth without mammals. They swim in the depths of the ocean, hop across deserts in Australia and travel to the moon.
As climate change alters environments across the globe, scientists have discovered that in response, many species are shifting the timing of major life events, such as reproduction.
For the first time, researchers from the University of Copenhagen have found 'smoking gun' evidence that Denmark participated in international fur trading in the Viking Age. Fur was an international status symbol for the elite, says researcher behind the study
With many devices depending on the motion of ions, light could be used as a switch to turn ion motion on and off.
It’s hard to forget the excruciating heat that blanketed the Pacific Northwest in late June 2021.
Scientists have documented a previously unknown subpopulation of polar bears living in Southeast Greenland.
The material could pave the way for sustainable plastics.
The flashing of a nearby star drew the attention of a team of astronomers, who discovered that it is part of a rare and mysterious system.
As greenhouse gas emissions continue to warm the world’s oceans, marine biodiversity could be on track to plummet within the next few centuries to levels not seen since the extinction of the dinosaurs, according to research from the University of Washington and Princeton University.