Analytical chemists from Stellenbosch University (SU) have provided the first evidence of a rare class of phenolics, called flavoalkaloids, in…
What do the rumblings of Iceland's volcanoes have in common with the now peaceful volcanic islands off Scotland's western coast…
Where did the moon's magnetism go? Scientists have puzzled over this question for decades, ever since orbiting spacecraft picked up…
A toxic protein forms dynamic pores in the membranes of brain cells - and that may be the key to…
Under high-emission scenarios, the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), a key system of ocean currents that also includes the Gulf…
A new treatment has been shown to significantly lower blood pressure in people whose levels stay dangerously high, despite taking…
A newly discovered, raccoon-sized armored monstersaurian from the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Southern Utah, United States, reveals a surprising…
Chemists at UCL have shown how two of biology's most fundamental ingredients, RNA (ribonucleic acid) and amino acids, could have…
Four and a half billion years ago Jupiter rapidly grew to its massive size. Its powerful gravitational pull disrupted the…
A research team from the University of Basel, Switzerland, has developed a new molecule modeled on plant photosynthesis: under the…