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Environmental Change Investigated at the Taita Research Station in Kenya

Earth Change Observation Laboratory, a research group operating at the Taita Research Station in Kenya and on Kumpula Campus in Helsinki, investigates environmental change with the help of field surveys and remote sensing datasets.

Three Misconceptions Blocking the Sustainability Transformation – Researchers List 28 Ways to Overturn Them

We must let go of the desperate vision of the future engendered by doomsday scenarios, and of the idea that the current way of living can continue with only minor adjustments.

A New 225-Million-Year-Old Reptile from Brazil

A reassessment of Faxinalipterus minimus, a purported Triassic pterosaur from southern Brazil resulted in the description of a new taxon

Perplexing Fish-Like Fossil Finally Classified

For the first time since its discovery 130 years ago one of the most mysterious fossil vertebrates has finally been classified, increasing our possible understanding of the first animals to crawl on Earth.

Bat Brains Organized for Echolocation and Flight

A new study shows how the brains of Egyptian fruit bats are highly specialized for echolocation and flight, with motor areas of the cerebral cortex that are dedicated to sonar production and wing control.

How Eating Eggs Can Boost Heart Health

Researchers have shown how moderate egg consumption can increase the amount of heart-healthy metabolites in the blood.

Hubble Reaches New Milestone in Mystery of Universe's Expansion Rate

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has calibrated more than 40 'milepost markers' of space and time to help scientists precisely measure the expansion rate of the universe -- a quest with a plot twist.

Study Suggests That Most of Our Evolutionary Trees Could Be Wrong

Scientists say convergent evolution is much more common than previously thought

How Electric Fish Were Able to Evolve Electric Organs

Electric organs help electric fish, such as the electric eel, do all sorts of amazing things

New UCI-Led Study Finds That Your Genetic Sex Determines the Way Your Muscle “Talks” to Other Tissues in Your Body

“Genetic variation of putative myokine signaling is dominated by biologic sex and sex hormones,”

Why Do Some Experience Repeated Miscarriages? Research May Help Us

The most common cause of spontaneous abortions is chromosome defects, but they can be difficult to detect.

Visible Light Triggers Molecular Machines to Treat Infections

Chemists have created light-activated molecular machines and shown they can drill holes through the membranes of gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria, killing them in as little as two minutes.

Study Examines Why the Memory of Fear Is Seared into Our Brains

Neuroscientists have been studying the formation of fear memories in the emotional hub of the brain -- the amygdala -- and think they have a mechanism.

How the Brain Responds to Surprising Events

When your brain needs you to pay attention to something important, one way it can do that is to send out a burst of noradrenaline, according to a new MIT study.

Great White Sharks May Have Contributed to Megalodon Extinction

The diet of fossil extinct animals can hold clues to their lifestyle, behaviour, evolution and ultimately extinction.

Do We Purify Water Effectively? Quality Can Easily Be Improved, Research Shows

For raw water to turn into drinking water, it must go through a process of complex purification which first removes any physical impurities.

Nuclear and Renewable Energy the Way Out of the Current Energy Crisis

In the coming years, the Czech energy sector will be defined by the global geopolitical situation and the related search for alternatives to natural gas as well as the development of nuclear resources.

The Potential of Polarography: Advanced Batteries, Medicine, Manufacturing

Polarography, a ground-breaking analytical method in physical chemistry which has found application in dozens of fields, recently celebrated its centenary.

When AI Is the Inventor Who Gets the Patent?

The day is coming -- some say has already arrived -- when new inventions that benefit society are dreamt up by artificial intelligence all on its own.

Parasitic Fish Are Learning How to Trick Their Hosts

Taking care of a family is hard work. Not only are cuckoos well aware of this, but some species of fish are as well – for instance, catfish found in Lake Tanganyika in Africa.