The fact that this bacteria so closely resembles that transition point, from two single cells with different genetics to one inseparable cluster, is fascinating: embryo comparisons have provided many clues about our evolutionary history.
Japanese researchers have made a compelling case that Earth’s oceans were once green, in a study published in Nature.
A new study reveals some surprising discoveries about healing processes that are potentially triggered by the process of necrosis, or premature cell death.
Now dubbed "New Kazakhstan," the deposit is said to have almost 1 million tonnes of cerium, lanthanum, neodymium and yttrium, elements used as components in devices such as smartphones, digital cameras and computer hard disks.
Scientists have uncovered a surprising role for calcium in shaping the building blocks of life.
Researchers have discovered that the underside of the North American continent is dripping away in blobs of rock—and that the remnants of a tectonic plate sinking in Earth's mantle may be the reason why.
"Half ice, half fire" is notable not only because it has never been observed before, but also because it is able to drive extremely sharp switching between phases in the material at a reasonable, finite temperature.
In a controversial experiment, a team of physicists investigated whether we could harness the Earth's rotational energy to generate electricity.
New research out of Stanford University adds a “striking” new twist to an existing theory about how life may have began on our planet, involving the occurrence of microlightning in tiny water droplets.
On the night of May 19, 2022, two Chinese astrophotographers, Angel An and Shuchang Dong, captured a spectacular display of over one hundred red sprites over the Himalayas.
A small international team of nanotechnologists, engineers and physicists has developed a way to force laser light into becoming a supersolid.
The nickname “old continent” has never been more appropriate for Europe, which doesn’t seem to show any sign of recovery from the demographic crisis of recent years. The European birth rate is reaching new lows every year.
Researchers say the 3.47-billion-year-old meteorite impact crater could help explain how life on Earth began.
Continent-sized structures of mineral protruding from the lower mantle towards Earth's outer core may be contributing to an instability of our planet's magnetic field.
In the new work, Hirose and colleagues at other institutions in Japan and Taiwan propose that the iron core of the Earth formed bonds with helium, allowing the core to act as a reservoir.
