An international team of researchers has analyzed the use by sea otters of large, shoreline rocks as “anvils” to break open shells, as well as the resulting shell middens.
Sea Otters’ Tool Use Leaves Behind Distinctive Archaeological Evidence
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Wolves Lead, Dogs Follow – and Both Cooperate with Humans
Human social life would be unthinkable without cooperation.
As High-Tide Flooding Worsens, More Pollution Is Washing to the Sea
As high-tide flooding worsened in Norfolk, Virginia in recent years, Margaret Mulholland, a biological oceanographer at Old Dominion University, started to think about the debris she saw in the waters that flowed back into Chesapeake Bay.
Critical Materials: Researchers Eye Huge Supply of Rare-Earth Elements from Mining Waste
Researchers have examined a method to extract rare-earth elements from mining waste that could provide the world with a reliable supply of the valuable materials.
More Vitamin D May Improve Memory But Too Much May Slow Reaction Time
How much vitamin D can boost memory, learning and decision-making in older adults, and how much is too much?
Blood Diseases Cured With Bone Marrow Transplant
Doubling the low amount of total body radiation delivered to patients undergoing bone marrow transplants with donor cells that are only “half-matched” increased the rate of engraftment from only about 50 percent to nearly 100 percent, according to a new study by Johns Hopkins researchers.
