New recycling process converts plastic waste into useful chemicals using only water and oxygen
Researchers developed a catalyst-free recycling method that uses only water and oxygen to break down durable plastics such…
Fish oil supplementation during pregnancy changes two childhood brain metabolic markers
A decade after mothers received EPA- and DHA-rich fish oil, MRI scans revealed subtle metabolic differences in their…
‘The Pigeon Came Up to Them Seeking Help’
Images of Oakland firefighters helping out a struggling pigeon seem to have charmed the internet. The odd…
Ancient Oceans Began Losing Oxygen Millions of Years before End-Triassic Mass Extinction
Chemical traces preserved in ancient rocks indicate that marine environments were deteriorating long before the catastrophe that wiped…
Ancient Weed Contains Water So Strange That Scientists Thought It Came From a Meteorite
Smooth horsetail along Thomas Creek, foothills of the Carson Range, Washoe County, Nevada. Credit: Matt Lavin/Flickr. Researchers at…
10 animals that can survive without oxygen
Creatures beating oxygen odds Whereas the majority of the living beings on the planet cannot live without oxygen,…