Nanomaterials May Soon Give Rise to Better Surface Sealants for Concrete
The ubiquitous material known as concrete can be seen all around our modern world today, as its usage…
These “Toy” Dog Genes Can Be Traced Back to 54,000-Year-Old Wolves
Your nearest Chihuahua may appear so distant in appearance to its wolf-like ancestors that they might as well…
This Costa Rican Lake May Reveal How Mars Could Have Hosted Life
Near the center of Costa Rica is its famous volcano called Volcán Poás, whose peaks house two crater…
Nerve Tissue Impressions Preserved In 500-Million-Year-Old Arthropod Fossils
It’s true that nature certainly seems relentless, in that it is only capable of preserving such a small…
Pain Medication Receives New Insights Thanks to Spider Venom
No, please don’t look away—I swear I’m not here to scare you off. This may sound strange at…
This “Fake Leaf” Can Capture More Carbon Than Other Similar Tech
The world is in a race against time to reduce its carbon footprint—that is, the total amount of…
This “Hot Jupiter” Exoplanet May Have a Layered Gaseous Atmosphere
You’d think with how distant the planets Jupiter and Saturn are from the Sun compared to, say, Earth…
There May Be Over 9,000 Species of Trees Out There Yet to Be Discovered, According to Scientists
For something that’s arguably located the world over, except for maybe some really remote regions up north and…
Earth Is Being Led By a Second Newly-Discovered Trojan Asteroid—But Only For 4,000 Years
It appears Earth may be whirring around the Solar System like a dignitary, as it is currently being…
Record-Breaking Lightning “Megaflash” Extended for Almost 770 Kilometers
There are few things in nature that evoke as much awe and mystery as a lightning bolt; these…