A total solar eclipse is seen in Dallas, Texas on Monday, April 8, 2024. »

It is well known that meat dishes and fast food can have a high impact on biodiversity and sustainability. But recent scientific studies indicate that some vegetarian recipes popular in South Asia can also carry a surprisingly large biodiversity footprint. »

Competition between species played a major role in the rise and fall of hominins, and produced a “bizarre” evolutionary pattern for the Homo lineage. »

Dr. Katherine Bemis of the National Systematics Laboratory recently helped describe a new species of fish, the papillated redbait. »

Cotton gin waste, also known as cotton gin trash, is a byproduct of the cotton ginning process and occurs when the cotton fibers are separated from the seed boll. For cotton gin waste, the treasure is its hidden potential to transform silver ions into silver nanoparticles and create a new hybrid material that could be used to add antimicrobial properties to consumer products, like aerogels, packaging, or composites. »

NIH scientists use artificial intelligence called ‘P-GAN’ to improve next-generation imaging of cells in the back of the eye. »

When astronomers looked at a stellar pair at the heart of a stunning cloud of gas and dust, they were in for a surprise. Star pairs are typically very similar, like twins, but in HD 148937, one star appears younger and, unlike the other, is magnetic. »

Using first-year data from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument Survey, researchers have reported new measurements of dark energy and its effect on the expanding universe. »

Cambridge researchers have identified genetic variants in two genes that have some of the largest impacts on obesity risk discovered to date. »

Researchers have shown that dangerous cysts, which form over time in polycystic kidney disease (PKD), can be prevented by a single normal copy of a defective gene. »