What you need to know about GMO foods
Genetically modified organism (GMO) foods have been available to consumers since the early 1990s.
Since then, FDA, EPA, and USDA have worked together to ensure...
Humans have given wild animals their diseases nearly 100 times, shows study
A research team led by scientists at Georgetown University has found that humans give viruses back to animals more often than previously thought.
In a...
Methane could be the first detectable sign of life beyond Earth
If life is abundant in the universe, atmospheric methane may be the first sign of life beyond Earth detectable by astronomers.
Although nonbiological processes can...
Scientists name the earliest octopus relative after Joe Biden
Researchers have identified the earliest known relative of octopuses and vampire squid.
They named it after the 46th president of the United States.
Syllipsimopodi bideni had...
Europa’s chaos terrains could be shuttling oxygen to ocean and support alien life
Salt water within the icy shell of Jupiter’s moon Europa could be transporting oxygen into an ice-covered ocean of liquid water where it could...
Methane-eating bacteria could convert greenhouse gas into fuel
Methanotrophic bacteria consume 30 million metric tons of methane per year.
They have captivated researchers for their natural ability to convert the potent greenhouse gas...
Invasive insects will kill 1.4 million US street trees over next 30 years
A new study estimates that over the next 30 years, 1.4 million street trees will be killed by invasive insects, costing over 900 million...
How early Earth got the oxygen?
For the first 2 billion years of Earth’s history, there was barely any oxygen in the air.
While some microbes were photosynthesizing by the latter...
Expedition to highest active volcano unearths clues about life on other worlds
A harsh sun shines down through a cloudless sky, across a vast and unforgiving landscape.
It’s covered in gray rock, giant ice sculptures and expansive...
This softshell turtle lived alongside Tyrannosaurus rex and Triceratops
A newly described softshell turtle that lived in North Dakota 66.5 million years ago at the end of the Cretaceous Period, just before the...