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Venom From Extremely Poisonous Caterpillar May Hold Healing Tonic That Saves Lives
The venom of one Australian caterpillar shows promise for use in medicines and pest control, researchers say.
The Doratifera vulnerans is common to large parts...
Researchers Use Wastewater to Generate Electricity – While Cleaning It Up
Whether wastewater is full of “waste” is a matter of perspective.
“Why is it waste?” asked Zhen He, a professor at Washington University in St....
National Spelling Bee Takes Over Words With Friends for 8 Days, With Top Words From 8 Champions Who Tied in 2019
Words With Friends is collaborating with the Scripps National Spelling Bee, after the pandemic year that cancelled the Bee, to have fun around the...
What Makes the Sea Smell So Unique?
Is there anything better than the beginning of a beach vacation when you get your first sniff of the ocean? That chilled, briny, slightly...
This Wonder Tree is a Game-Changer for Rainforest Agriculture in Honduras And Deforested Sites Worldwide
There's a 'wonder tree' in Honduras that's acting as a game-changer—creating organic farming livelihoods, climate resistance, and hope to farmers in the Central American...
A Rose Inspired This Design For the Smartest Way to Collect And Purify Water
The rose may be one of the most iconic symbols of the fragility of love in popular culture, but now the flower could hold...
This Self-Healing Cement Automatically Fills Any Cracks That Form, To Save Energy and Money
How much easier would our lives be if, like our bodies, our possessions could regenerate their own material to fix any damages they sustained?
Well,...
‘Miraculous’ Mosquito Hack Cuts Dengue Disease Rate by 77%
Just as mosquitoes and the diseases they carry plague tropical societies, the harnessing of the mosquito society's own plague, Wolbachia bacteria, is helping Indonesia combat Dengue...
Seaweed is the Food –and Fuel– of a Sustainable World, And it May Start in Australia
Australian scientists have been uncovering a near-unending list of ways kelp and other kinds of seaweed can help in the fight against climate change.
It's...
New Tech Makes Perishable Food Last For Months Without a Fridge, Helping Farmers and the Planet
A food-tech startup in upstate New York has developed technology to preserve food without refrigeration for months beyond when it would normally spoil, without...
Tick-Borne Infection Immune to Most Antibiotics May Be Blocked Using Special ‘Nanobodies’
Tiny molecules called nanobodies, which can be designed to mimic antibody structures and functions, may be the key to blocking a tick-borne bacterial infection...
Scientists Make Microplastics Breakthrough, Devising Method to Trap And Remove Them
Microbiologists have found a way to use bacteria to trap microplastics, removing them from the environment and making them easier to recycle.
The new technique,...
Common Human Antibiotic Can Heal Coral Diseases – 95% Success Rate With Amoxicillin
Diseases continue to be a major threat to coral reef health, but a new study by Florida researchers reveals how a common antibiotic used...
Wisdom and Loneliness May Be Shaped by Healthy Gut Microbes, Researchers Believe
The evolving science of wisdom rests on the idea that wisdom's defined traits correspond to distinct regions of the brain, and that greater wisdom...
Drinking This Juice Could Help Promote Healthy Aging, Scientists Find
Drinking a certain root vegetable juice promotes a mix of mouth bacteria associated with healthier blood vessels and brain function, according to a new...
9 Eco Deals For Earth Day – Ways to Treat Yourself and The Planet
First celebrated 51 years ago on April 22nd, Earth Day was a holiday born of civic-mindedness, meant to celebrate nature in all her glorious...
Biodegradable Food Wrap Created From Algae and Cinnamon Compound is the Packaging Solution We Needed
Scientists from India and Russia have created edible food wrap for packaging produce, bakery, poultry, meat, and seafood.
Designed to replace one of the most...
Saudi Arabia Plans to Plant 50 BILLION Trees – And Reduce Carbon Emissions by 60%
Saudi officials have announced a massive initiative aimed at protecting the Middle East from climate change.
Home to some of the world's largest, driest, and...
Genetic Code from 5,700 Year-old ‘Chewing Gum’ Reveals Extraordinary Details of Young Danish Woman
A 5,700 year-old lump of pitch from a tree provided intriguing details to archaeologists about the intimate details of a Stone Age Danish woman—and...
16% Drop in Peanut Allergies Among Children As Parents Follow Guidelines And Introduce Peanuts Earlier
Changes to food allergy guidelines has led to a 16% decrease in peanut allergy among infants, according to new study.
The research, led by the...