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08-21-2020
Climate change in the Sahara linked to a megadrought in Asia
Around 11,000 years ago, the Sahara desert was a heavily...
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08-21-2020
Telemedicine helps address the ongoing mental health crisis
The COVID-19 pandemic has spurred some remarkable advancements in remote...
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08-20-2020
Fine particle pollution may cause children to develop asthma
Children exposed to higher levels of fine particle pollution (PM2.5)...
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08-20-2020
Ancient ichthyosaur died right after devouring large reptileĀ 
Large aquatic reptiles known as ichthyosaurs appeared in the oceans...
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08-20-2020
Children play an unexpected role in COVID-19 transmission
Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have conducted the most...
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08-19-2020
Planetwide storms filled up lakes on Mars 4 billion years ago
For the first time, scientists have quantified the precipitation that...
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08-19-2020
Seafood will help feed Earth's future population of 10 billion
Over the next three decades, the global population is expected...
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08-19-2020
Lungfish fins reveal how hands and limbs evolved
Around 400 million years ago, limbs with functional digits evolved...
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08-19-2020
Why are Alaska's wild salmon getting smaller?
Salmon returning to rivers in Alaska have become much smaller...
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08-18-2020
Study reveals reproductive secrets of stony corals
A few days after a full moon, corals participate in...
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08-18-2020
Birds got their diverse skulls in the time of dinosaurs
Researchers at University College London have found that the evolution...
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08-18-2020
Viruses can spread on non-respiratory particles like dust
Airborne viruses such as the flu and COVID-19 can spread...
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