Three miles (five kilometers) below the surface of the Caribbean Sea (map), great volcanic chimneys gush subterranean water hot enough…
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Cement Plant Becomes First to Capture CO2
A Canadian company called Pond Biofuels is capturing CO2 emissions from a cement plant in algae — algae the company…
First oxygen-free animals found
Scientists have found the first animals that can survive and reproduce entirely without oxygen, deep on the floor of the…
Blueprint of the songbird genome
The zebra finch is the first songbird to have had its genome decoded Scientists have created a "blueprint" of the…
Toads can 'predict earthquakes'
Common toads appear to be able to sense an impending earthquake and will flee their colony days before the seismic…
Hyena laughs and giggles decoded
The giggling sounds of a hyena contain important information about the animal's status, say scientists. In the first study to…
New "Roadrunner" Dinosaur Found
A new dinosaur species unearthed in China would have given Wile E. Coyote a run for his money. Nicknamed the…
New Blind Snakes Found
The genes of a newfound snake family suggest blind snakes lived on the island of Madagascar since, well, before it…
Bonobos opt to share their food
One of our closest primate relatives, the bonobo, has been shown to voluntarily share food, scientists report. This sort of…
Giant mouse lemur seen in threatened forest
A new population of rare giant mouse lemurs was discovered in southwestern Madagascar's Ranobe forest, in an area threatened by…