Scientists discover bacteria that could break down “forever chemicals”
Scientists have identified two species of bacteria found in soil that break down a class of stubborn “forever chemicals.”
How meteors and volcanoes may have kickstarted life on earth
Life might have been formed around 4.4 billion years ago through chemical reactions triggered by iron-rich particles from meteors or volcanic eruptions on Earth.
Earth’s first animals had particular taste in real estate, shows study
In a fascinating discovery, scientists have found that some of Earth's earliest animals, despite lacking any ability to move, were particular about their habitats.
These...
Scientists find three new hydrothermal vent fields on Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Scientists made a fascinating discovery during their first scientific expedition aboard the research vessel Falkor (too).
How an African bird might inspire a better water bottle
An extreme closeup of feathers from a bird with an uncanny ability to hold water while it flies could inspire the next generation of absorbent materials.
Twinkling stars could influence interstellar dust that made life
Scientists find a connection between the variable intensity of stars called asymptotic giant branch (AGB) stars and the amount of interstellar dust they produce.
Plate tectonics was occurring when life first formed on Earth, shows study
Zircon crystals and magmas reveal new information about plate tectonic activity on Earth billions of years ago.
Earth is a dynamic and constantly changing planet....
Earth’s first plants likely to have been branched
A new discovery by scientists at the University of Bristol changes ideas about the origin of branching in plants.
By studying the mechanisms responsible for...
Could ‘terminator zones’ on far off planets harbor life?
Extraterrestrial life has the potential to exist on distant exoplanets inside special areas called “terminator zones”.
What Chornobyl dogs can tell us about survival in contaminated environments
The two groups of dogs, one at the site of the former Chornobyl reactors and another 16.5 km away in Chornobyl City, had significant genetic differences between them, indicating that these are two distinct populations that rarely interbreed.