Fossil Friday: the oldest kind-of-bat species seen so far, described from set of teeth found in China
The history of bats is surprisingly mysterious. These teeth keep that tradition.
Several city- and state-sized asteroids impacted young Earth. Probably.
It's been so long since then that direct evidence simply isn't around any more.
NASA says U.S. coastal cities should expect frequent high-tide floods by mid-2030, and the Moon is partly to blame
We're more to blame but that doesn't make for catchy headlines.
Meat and plant-based meat don’t have the same nutritional properties, but neither is better than the other
Both contain important compounds that the other lacks.
Researchers develop cheap, simple, on-demand water disinfection process
All it needs is electricity, air, and a gold-palladium catalyst.
Researchers discover a new species of ancient beetle inside fossilized poop
Well, that's one way to last forever, I guess.
Spray-on treatment could keep roads strong for longer while also making cities cooler
Less roadwork and livable temperatures? Sign me up.
We’ve found a dead star that’s about as large as the Moon, but weighs more than the Sun
Space is full of surprises.
Ancient weights show markets were already globalizing a few thousand years ago
Turns out people always loved shopping.
A startup proposes using autonomous microreactors fueled by nuclear waste to produce energy
It would also, conveniently, take care of our nuclear waste.
Extinct Australian rodent is re-discovered, alive, after 150 years
Always good news to hear!
We’ve identified the genetic roots of OCD, pointing the way towards new treatments
Around half of patients are resistant to our current treatment options.
Pets seem to have benefited from the pandemic overall, and cats may have benefited the most
Well, to be fair, they always land on their feet.
We can now track ocean microplastics from space, by looking at how winds and water interact
Our technique is not perfect yet but we’re working on it.
New research calculates exactly how much trees can help cool down cities
The short of it is -- a lot, as long as you actually plant trees.
Fossil Friday: 1,000-year-old egg found whole in a cesspit in Israel
Just goes to show: even when you're in deep, there's always hope of enduring.
Europe’s woodlands want to shift north — but birds are carrying them soutwards
Sometimes the plan is all set but logistics don't help you.
STEM cells could lead the way towards an effective cure against HIV/AIDS
Fighting the virus is just half the battle. The other half is repairing the damage.
Willow trees could help clean wastewater and produce drugs, fuel in the process
Waste not, want not?
Cities need to wean off of cars in the future or become endless traffic jams
Traffic jams are objectively the least tasty kind of jam.