These scientific achievements set new records in 2024
The year 2024 was filled with record-breaking scientific discoveries. From tracing the origins of glow-in-the-dark animals to developing the world’s […]
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How tiny phytoplankton travel long distances up the ocean
It’s one of the most massive migrations on Earth: a huge biomass of tiny plankton traveling from the deep sea
Preserving Mexico’s spruce forests can help monarch butterflies
An experiment to grow new forests in central Mexico offers hope that crucial winter habitat for millions of migrating monarch
Fans may not keep the elderly cool during heat waves
Blowing air from an electric fan alone isn’t enough to cool older adults who are suffocating indoors in a heat
This marine biologist discovered a unique blue whale population in Sri Lanka
The whales changed the course of Asha de Vos’ career. Sri Lanka’s marine biologist was on board a research vessel
Exploiting a genetic trait in potatoes could cut fertilizer needs
Potatoes are the third most consumed food worldwide and a delicious snack. But modern farm potatoes require large amounts of
Meet Chonkus, the mutant cyanobacterium that could help sink climate change
Stand back, ordinary ocean-dwelling, oxygen-releasing organisms: There’s a fat, green new mutant in town. And the mighty UTEX 3222 —
Fire-prone neighborhoods on the fringes of nature are expanding rapidly
People are flocking to the threshold of nature and the territory of fire. Homes built where human development meets undeveloped
22 pesticides show link to prostate cancer
Nearly two dozen pesticides are linked to an increased risk of prostate cancer in the United States, researchers report Nov.
The world’s largest coral was discovered in the South Pacific
Off the coast of the Solomon Islands lurks a centuries-old creature that’s so big it can be seen from space.