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Fossil reveals earliest known central nervous system of an animal
Scientists traced iron deposits that occupied the space of long-gone central nervous system tissue. An outline of a 520-million-year-old central nervous system emerged.
October 23, 2013
How climate change affects microbial life below the seafloor
Sediments from the deep sea give insight into the dynamics of the deep biosphere.
October 22, 2013
View from space: Life reclaims Mount St. Helens
Two satellite images show how life has returned to Mount St. Helens since the volcanic eruption of 1980.
October 21, 2013
How endangered porpoises hear in one of the world’s busiest rivers
New research on how the highly endangered Yangtze finless porpoise navigates and communicates in th high-traffic waters near China's Three Gorges Dam.
October 21, 2013
Typhoon Francisco expected to strike Japan later this week
Typhoon Francisco is expected to weaken but will likely bring an increase in surf, rip currents, heavy rain, and gusty winds to Japan by the end of the week.
October 21, 2013
Foraging acrobatics of humpback whales
Acoustic and camera tags attached to the whales revealed a repertoire of feeding acrobatics. The video in this post gives you a whale's-eye view of what happens.
October 21, 2013
Horn-shaped leaves help to amplify sounds for bats
Bats roosting in the curled up leaves of tropical plants are able to better hear their companions, a new study suggests.
October 20, 2013
Tiny sea creatures are heading for extinction
“There is overwhelming evidence that the oceans are warming and it will be the response of animals and plants to this warming that will shape how the oceans look in future years and the nature of global fisheries.” - Graeme Hays
October 18, 2013
Scientists identify key genes for increasing oil content in plant leaves
Accumulating oil in leaves could significantly increase energy content of biofuels and plant-based foods.
October 18, 2013
Without plants, Earth would cook under billions of tons of additional carbon
Enhanced growth of Earth's leafy greens during the 20th century has significantly slowed the planet's transition to being red-hot, says a new study.
October 17, 2013
