Scientists for the first time have tracked how much energy from plants and animals at the surface of the open ocean survives as particles drop to the seafloor more than two miles below, where they say a surprisingly robust ecosystem eagerly awaits.
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Creativity Is Not Just for the Young, Study Finds
If you believe that great scientists are most creative when they’re young, you are missing part of the story.
Gene-Editing Technology to Create Virus-Resistant Cassava Plant Has Opposite Effect
Using gene-editing technology to create virus-resistant cassava plants could have serious negative ramifications, according to new research by plant biologists at the University of Alberta, the University of Liège in Belgium and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology.
Improving the Lifetime of Bioelectrodes For Solar Energy Conversion
The use of proteins involved in the photosynthetic process enables the development of affordable and efficient devices for energy conversion.
Scientists Unearth ‘Utterly Bizarre’ Chimera Crab Fossil
University of Alberta paleontologists discovered a new and bizarre species of crab fossil with features of many different marine arthropods.
Monkeys Can Barter But Can They Gamble?
You’re not likely to see them flooding casinos any time soon, but the University of Lethbridge’s Dr. Jean-Baptiste Leca and his colleagues are embarking on a study that may turn a population of Balinese long-tailed macaque monkeys into gamblers.