It's thanks to… plastic!
Coastal animals have found a remarkable way to survive in the open ocean, colonizing floating plastic debris and then bobbing along...
A genetically engineered E. coli bacterium efficiently converts glucose into hydrocarbons, which in turn can be used to produce sustainable biofuels.
We are currently looking...
Due to human-induced climate change, scientists have found that the westerly wind drift is accelerating near Antarctica.
The west wind drift is a sea current...
Researchers have detected possible neutrinos using a particle accelerator; a milestone.
Neutrinos are actually everywhere: they are one of the most abundant subatomic particles...
Electricity will play a bigger role in the future. (Image: arthon meekodong / iStock)
So far, electricity has been a rather expensive energy source....
Octopuses are often praised for their intelligence. And now researchers have also revealed the unique brainpower of different species, teaching us more about...
Before the extinction events, a comparatively large number of grass-eaters took food from the fire, especially in South America, according to a study. ...
For the first time, researchers have captured literally every step of all eight legs using artificial intelligence.
Spider webs are beautiful and fascinating works of...
Off the coast of Svalbard. (Image: Sara Giansiracusa)
Man-made climate change ensures that the world's oceans are getting warmer and the poles are melting....
Reconstruction of Tetrapodophis amplectus, the alleged primordial snake, in its aquatic habitat. (Image: Julius Csotonyi)
Scientists believe that the ancestors of today's snakes still...
This visualization shows the interaction of infrared light with double-layer graph. The interaction is created by special electron flows.
Graphene is one of the...