(Image credit: Cindy Robinson via Getty Images) Beneath California's majestic Sierra Nevada mountains, the earth's crust is peeling away. This process, known as lithospheric subsidence, is nothing to worry about. In fact, it may explain how the continents formed in…
The world's crocodiles, like those found in Darwin, Australia, are under threat from climate change. (Photo credit: Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images) New research has shown that climate change could push crocodiles to their limits. In Australia, saltwater crocodiles (Crocodylus…
(Image credit: Getty Images) Jump to: How does this work Advantages Risks How effective is a vegan diet for preventing and treating diabetes? Plant-based diets are increasingly recognized as some of the healthiest and most sustainable diets. Because they tend…
(Image credit: Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Researchers at MIT are working to create robotic insects that could one day fly out of mechanical hives and pollinate plants efficiently, enabling unprecedented levels of fruit and vegetable production. This new technology could…
A panorama of the Zagros Mountains in Iran, where an oceanic plate is being torn apart. (Image credit: Allan Baxter via Getty Images) Scientists say a long-lost oceanic plate is penetrating deep into the mantle, pulling down on the crust…
Wearing long sleeves and applying repellents such as DEET or lemon eucalyptus oil may help repel some flies. (Image credit: VisualCommunications via Getty Images) There's hardly a more annoying sound than a fly buzzing around your head. These tiny insects…