The first Early Cretaceous damsel-dragonfly from western Liaoning, China
In the Jurassic and Cretaceous, damsel-dragonflies widely existed in Europe (e.g., Germany, Spain, England, and France).
So far, only two damsel-dragonflies have been found from...
How some birds survived but all other dinosaurs died
How dinosaurs were extinct 66 million years ago remains a question.
One theory is that an asteroid smashed into the Earth, which caused dramatic climate...
A Twitter map of happiness, diet and fitness in New York, San Francisco, and...
Social media websites like Twitter and Facebook are more and more important in our daily life. People like to exchange information about health, happiness,...
How to protect environment without sacrificing agriculture?
Food demand drives the most dominant land use on Earth. This causes a fundamental challenge to the natural environment.
Lots of natural habitats have been...
The History of Penguins in Australia
Recent studies on the fossil penguin faunas of Antarctica, New Zealand, South Africa, and South America have converged on several key events in penguin...
Remote sensing improves earthquake-response management for agricultural water
Earthquakes can damage the groundwater system, destruct agricultural activities, and threaten food security.
To prevent this, we need effective responses and recovery strategies.
This requires a...
Big data in smart city
Nowadays, the word “smart” means two things: sophisticated computing ability and connection.
We use various smart devices in daily life, such as smartphones, smartwatches, tablets,...
New theory may explain mystery of Fairy Circles of Namibia
The 'Fairy Circles' of Namibia, one of nature's biggest puzzles, may have finally been solved by scientists from the University of Strathclyde and Princeton...
A rare small specimen discovered from the age of flying giants
In the age of dinosaurs, not all creatures were as big as we often think!
Scientists have recently found remains of a small flying dinosaur,...
White deaths exceeded births in one-third of states
In 2014, for the first time, more white people died than were born in a record 17 U.S. states.
This is a significant increase compared...