Plants can easily absorb lead from solar cells
The study raises important question for using solar cells and plants on the same field.
Sign languages evolve just like spoken languages
Spanish sign languages seem to be among the oldest in Europe.
That mysterious China virus? It’s reached Washington DC
Authorities have been caught off guard by the spreading of a pneumonia-like virus from China into the US.
Martian water was mineral-rich and salty — good hints of habitability
The seas on Mars might have been much like those on Earth.
Your old air-conditioning might be causing the Arctic to melt
However, there's a good side to all of this.
European researchers make air out of moondust
It's not wine out of water, but it's just as impressive.
Not so fast: Modern culture moves about as fast as our biology
Is culture... Darwinian?
Native Americans didn’t make massive changes to the environment. It was the Europeans
They apparently lived in harmony with the environment -- even in urban areas.
The key to avoiding massive wildfires? Small, strategic controlled fires
Fires in Australia have shown that we need to get proactive and work to prevent fires.
Australia is burning and deniers are changing tactics. Here’s how
Climate change is unfolding before our eyes -- but the deniers would have us believe otherwise.
European Union wants phones to have a universal charger
Finally, it's about time!
Wind and solar energy dominate new US power
Good news... but not good enough.
World’s largest flower found: a dog-sized, meat-smelling, meter-wide bloom
The flower measures 1.1 m (3.64ft) across. However, these flowers are also threatened by extinction.
Denmark generated almost half of its energy from wind in 2019
The country is well on its way to becoming carbon neutral.
Stunning timelapses show volcanic lightning in the Philippines
It has been a few days since the Taal volcano in the Philippines started rumbling. Even as things seem to...
US cancer survival rates have reached record highs
But despite Trump's bragging, this is not owed to his administration.
Dark matter is colder than we thought — and we know this thanks to Einsteins crosses
New Hubble study takes us one step closer to understanding the mysterious dark matter.
The Earth was humming because a huge underwater volcano was forming
Buzzing temblors marked the formation of a supervolcano -- but there is no risk yet.
New tweets: ten species of bustling songbirds discovered on Indonesian islands
Some of these new species are already at risk of extinction.
Could installing air filters into classrooms raise students’ performance?
A thought-provoking working paper suggests that installing air filters into classrooms could help students perform better by a significant margin....
