Plants Can Trade Genes With Each Other By Swapping Whole Organelles
DNA not always passed on from one parent to another through reproduction. In some cases, genetic material can pass from one organism to another through…
Science
Metal Fume Fever
Inhalational exposure to metal-containing fumes generated by welding and related processes may result in the development of the clinical syndrome known as “metal fume fever.”…
Frogs Lose Their Leap When Dehydrated And May Not Survive Climate Change
Frogs are famous hoops (for the displeasure of this frog-phobic baby) but new evidence has shown that both hot and dry weather can have the…
Evidence For Planet Nine May Rely On Selection Bias
Challenging the premise of a larger “Planet Nine” claim, a team of scientists has claimed that it created using unrepresentative data. However, those who argue for…
New Lifeforms Found Deep Beneath Antarctica Are “Breaking All the Rules”
Strange life forms have found locked under an ice shelf about 260 kilometers (161 miles) from the open sea beneath Antarctica. The animals discovered by…
Bright Blue Dogs Spotted Roaming Abandoned Chemical Plant In Russia
Last week, residents of Dzerzhinsk, Russia, spotted in a dazzling sight as a bright blue dog wandered the streets near an abandoned chemical plant. Users…
Algae Could Be Grown On Mars Sustain Human Life
The protagonist Mark Watney rightly said in Martian language that our ambitions to establish a human base on the Red Planet would depend entirely on our…
Embrittlement – a process of material becoming brittle due to loss of ductility
Embrittlement is the process of a material becoming brittle due to a loss of ductility. It is a significant decrease of the ductility of a…
Rack Plating – a method used to electroplate brittle and complex parts
Rack plating is a method used to electroplate brittle, large, and complex parts that are difficult to plate using other processes. It is the preferred…
Justice Through Code is a free coding program for those impacted by the criminal justice system
People who spend time in prison or incarceration often face barriers to accessing stable jobs, housing and financial services. This type of barrier is the…
Three-Word Horror Stories Demonstrate The Perils Of Field Work
One of the best and worst things a scientist can do in the field. By nature, it involves a lot of time outside, probably to…
The Forest of Peru Glitters With Gold In This Incredible Photo Taken From The ISS
At the height of the Peruvian Amazon, the forest beam with gold. The glossy pits may look beautiful when viewed from short-Earth orbit, but the…
Load More