- Scientists discover a role for ‘junk’ DNA
- Specific bacteria in the small intestine are crucial for fat absorption
- Formation of supercontinents and strength of ocean tides
- Fascinating zoo of discs discovered around young stars
- Unusual climate during Roman times plunged Eurasia into hunger and disease
- The thermodynamics of computing
- New gadgets help reveal the collective behavior of wild animals
- Surprising discovery: Sweet tooth gene connected with less body fat
- New driver of extinction: Adaptations for sexual selection
- New quantum method generates really random numbers
- Declining central American frog species are bouncing back
- Tree rings provide vital information for improved climate predictions
- Sensing interactions between molecules
- Extensive seagrass meadows discovered in Indian Ocean through satellite tracking of green turtles
- Most primitive kangaroo ancestor rediscovered after 30 years in obscurity
- Cactus roots inspire creation of water-retaining material
- Atlantic Ocean circulation at weakest point in more than 1,500 years
- New technology could wean the battery world off cobalt
- Even short international travel can spread colistin-resistant bacteria
- Scientists use carbon nanotube technology to develop robust water desalination membranes
- Wildlife haven of Sulawesi much younger than first thought, according to new research
- The dinosaur menu, as revealed by calcium
- Greener way of making plastics
- 100th meridian: East-west divide between moist and arid parts of U.S. may be shifting