Earth & Environment
Expired Credit Cards May Not Be as Dead as You Think
An expired credit card may look useless, but researchers have discovered a security loophole that could allow some old cards to come back to...
What Is Really Hiding in Everyday Personal Care Products?
Ingredient labels may not tell consumers everything that is inside their shampoo, sunscreen or baby lotion.
A new laboratory study found that almost every personal...
Why Drought Can Actually Make Some Diseases More Dangerous
Drought might seem like bad news for diseases that depend on water.
After all, if lakes, ponds and wetlands shrink or disappear, parasites that need...
Giant Crocodylians Ruled South America’s Food Chain 10 Million Years Ago
More than 10 million years ago, parts of South America looked very different from today.
During the Miocene epoch, a huge system of lakes, rivers...
Do you pay rent with a credit card? Soon, you may not have the...
From October 1, businesses will no longer be able to add surcharges to payments made on the EFTPOS, Visa or Mastercard networks, following reforms...
This Tiny Floating Spinner Could Help Us Navigate Without GPS
A tiny spinning device that can keep rotating for more than 10 hours without being powered could eventually help vehicles navigate in places where...
Scientists Find Cleaner Way to Recover Gold from Electronic Waste
Discarded phones, computers and other electronics contain valuable metals, including gold.
Recovering those metals, however, often requires large amounts of chemicals that can create waste...
Scientists Find a Cheaper Way to Extract Valuable Magnesium from Seawater
The world's oceans contain enormous amounts of magnesium, and scientists have developed a new method that could make it cheaper and more sustainable to...
Solar Panel Waste Could Become a $1 Trillion Recycling Opportunity
The global boom in solar power is helping countries move toward cleaner energy, but it is also creating a growing waste problem.
New research suggests...
Blood Test Shows How Dirty Air May Raise Lung Cancer Risk
People cannot always see the pollution they breathe, but a new study suggests that long-term exposure may leave traces inside the blood.
Scientists found changes...
2-Billion-Year-Old Rocks Could Rewrite a Key Chapter in Earth’s History
Around 2 billion years ago, Earth was going through one of the most important transformations in its history.
Oxygen was becoming abundant in the atmosphere,...
Air Pollution Leaves a Lung Cancer Warning in Blood
studies of lung cancer prevention and early detection.
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A taste adventure: edible ants offer unique flavors
Imagine you're at a picnic, enjoying the sunny outdoors, when you notice ants crawling near your food.
While most of us might wave them away,...
Plants could alert neighbors when they come under attack from pests
There’s long been a theory that talking to plants can help them grow better.
But what if plants themselves could “talk” to each other?
New research...
Ad blockers may benefit websites, users, and the market at large
Contrary to common assumptions, ad blockers may offer some benefits to companies, users, and the market at large.
Millions of websites, including some of the...
New study solves the sun’s spinning mystery
For a long time, the way the sun spins has been a bit of a head-scratcher for scientists.
Unlike a spinning ball that turns at...
Giant mountains across supercontinents controlled the evolution of life on Earth
Giant mountain ranges at least as high as the Himalayas and stretching up to 8,000 kilometers across entire supercontinents played a crucial role in...
Why your dog tries to help and your cat just watches
If you’ve ever lost something at home, you may have noticed a funny difference between your pets.
Your dog might rush over, sniff around, and...
Economic shifts over 50 years have hurt the health and lifespans of less-educated Americans,...
New research from the University of Michigan shows that major economic changes over the past 50 years have had serious impacts on the health...
Climbing the social ladder is a ruff business for dogs, study shows
Climbing the social ladder is a ruff business for dogs, new research shows.
Top dogs in a pack are known to assert their dominance, but...























