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Scientists are using sunlight to turn plastic waste into clean fuels like hydrogen, offering a breakthrough solution to both pollution and energy challenges. While still in development, the approach could transform trash into a valuable resource for ...

Evolution seems to follow a script more often than expected. Researchers found that distantly related butterflies and moths have reused the same pair of genes for over 120 million years to produce strikingly similar warning colors. Rather than ...

Long before humans spread across the globe, a deadly disease may have quietly shaped where our ancestors lived--and even how we evolved. New research reveals that malaria didn't just threaten early human survival; it actively pushed populations away ...

A bizarre rainforest insect is rewriting what scientists thought they knew about camouflage. A katydid spotted glowing hot pink in Panama stunned researchers when it slowly transformed into green in just 11 days, perfectly mirroring the life cycle of ...

Crabs' famous sideways walk may trace back to a single evolutionary moment 200 million years ago. Researchers found that most modern crabs inherited this trait from one ancestor--and never looked back. The movement likely gave them an edge, helping . ...

A centuries-old vision of a mechanical volcano has finally erupted into reality, as two University of Melbourne engineering students recreated a design first imagined in 1775 by volcanology enthusiast Sir William Hamilton. Drawing from an 18th ...

Two of the most dangerous fault systems on the U.S. West Coast may be more connected than scientists once thought. New research suggests the Cascadia subduction zone and the San Andreas fault can "sync up," triggering earthquakes within minutes or .. ...

Deep in a dried-up riverbed in Brazil, scientists uncovered a bizarre prehistoric mystery--twisted jawbones from a strange, long-lost animal unlike anything seen before. Dating back 275 million years, this creature, named Tanyka amnicola, belonged to ...

Scientists have uncovered a tiny wall-dwelling spider named Pikelinia floydmuraria, inspired by Pink Floyd. Despite its size, it's a fierce predator that hunts ants much larger than itself and helps reduce common urban pests like mosquitoes and flies ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising new layer of complexity in Cannabis, identifying dozens of previously unknown compounds--including the first-ever evidence of rare molecules called flavoalkaloids in its leaves. These compounds, prized for their ...