In just over 3 years, Hawaiʻi Pacific University’s “Bounty Project” has removed over 185,000 pounds (84 metric tons) of derelict fishing gear from the North Pacific Ocean by turning commercial fishing trips into opportunities for ocean cleanup. By pull…
Scientists have found that chimpanzees are attracted to crystals, seem to value them, want to keep them where they sleep, and can easily distinguish any stone that shines or glitters from others that don’t. The researchers were hoping to understa…
Everyone in life has likely gone through it at least once: losing a wallet can be stressful to say the least. So can delivering snail mail in -11°F, but that didn’t stop a Pennsylvania postal worker from doing a good deed when presented with the …
The risk of potentially deadly heart disease can be detected from routine mammograms using AI technology, a new study demonstrated. By analyzing the build-up of calcium deposits in the arteries of the breast from standard X-ray mammography scans curren…
A University of Houston scientist is helping reveal the world’s weakest bridges—and how to fix them before it’s too late. In a study of 744 bridges across the globe, an international team found that by combining radar and satellite imaging into risk ca…
The butterfly-mad British are celebrating what seems to be a permanent return of this large and spectacular species after Dutch elm disease killed it off from the island. Unlike the small tortoiseshell butterfly, the large tortoiseshell butterfly hasn&…
