Nature : Science World Report

Mar 13, 2014 05:59 AM EDT

Ocean Food Web is a Major Component in Global Carbon Cycle

Researchers using satellite images examined the key role of ocean in absorbing the global carbon dioxide, according to a new study.

Mar 13, 2014 06:30 AM EDT

Water Rich Gem ‘Ringwoodite’ Offers Clues to Vast Oceans Beneath the Earth’s Mantle

A diamond scientist finds the first sample of a rare water rich gem called 'ringwoodite', offering new clues on the presence of large volume of water beneath the Earth's mantle.

Mar 12, 2014 05:01 PM EDT

How Bacteria Outsmart Antibiotics

In a bacterial infection, individual pathogens in niches can alter their behaviour to render antibiotics ineffective against them. Scientists from ETH Zurich reveal how this comes about.

Mar 12, 2014 04:25 PM EDT

A Whale of a Find: Fossil Sheds Light On Cetacean Sonar's Origin

The deadly threat posed by German submarines during World War One helped spur scientists to develop sonar, using underwater sound signals to locate objects like subs that might be taking aim with a torpedo.

Mar 12, 2014 06:38 AM EDT

Chimpanzees Exhibit Flexibility in Empathy,Study

A recent experiment reveals how chimpanzees exhibit empathy, just like humans.

Mar 12, 2014 05:17 AM EDT

Volcanoes Supported Plant and Animal Species Survival in Ice Ages

A new finding offers evidence that heat and steam emitted from volcanoes helped most of the animal and plant species survive through ice ages, thereby highlighting the importance of geothermal regions in enhancing biodiversity.

Mar 11, 2014 08:42 AM EDT

Study Claims Light Pollution Impairs Rainforest Regeneration

Bats are known to play a crucial role in pollinating plants and dispersing their seeds. But a new study discovered that in light polluted areas most of the seed dispersing bats avoid feeding, ultimately destroying the rainforest regeneration.

Mar 11, 2014 07:35 AM EDT

Rehabilitated Florida Panther Released into the Wild

An endangered rescued Florida panther was released on Monday by the Florida officials at the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

Mar 10, 2014 06:38 AM EDT

Elephants Produce Alarm Call in Response to Threat from Humans

A study of wild elephants on Kenya revealed that the African elephants react quickly to the dangers of humans by producing a specific alarm call.

Mar 08, 2014 07:13 AM EST

National Zoo Welcomes Four African Lion Cubs [VIDEO]

The National zoo welcomed the four lion cubs last weekend who were born to a 9-year-old African lion Shera. Born over a seven-hour period, the cubs are doing good as they appear to be nursing, moving and vocalizing well.

Mar 07, 2014 11:38 AM EST

Oceans Suck 15 Percent of Atmospheric Nitrogen Oxide at Night

New measurements made on the coast of southern California reveal that the surface of sea sucks in the atmospheric nitrogen oxide present in the polluted air at night, atmospheric chemists report.

Mar 07, 2014 11:23 AM EST

Warm River Waters Contribute to Melting of the Arctic Sea Ice: NASA

The heat from warm water discharged from rivers into the Arctic Ocean contributes to the melting of the Arctic sea ice every summer, according to NASA findings.