When lava and ice clashed on Mount Rainier Geologists have solved a decades-old puzzle about lava deposits on Mount Rainier. A new device harnesses sunlight to produce hydrogen gas by electrochemically splitting water. Listening to faith as depression balm Deeply held religious faith hastens recovery from mild to moderate depression among elderly people. Research Notes Shifting ground at nuclear waste site The nation's top choice for a nuclear waste repository is more geologically active than expected. The walls of a castle in Israel display the scars of a quake from the year 1202.
Researchers describe the first carnivorous plant known to prey on protozoa.
The first of the ultraviolet lovers Plumage differences that show up mainly at ultraviolet wavelengths visible to birds may account for why female blue tits are preferentially attracted to certain males. Getting to the guts of a dinosaur Italian paleontologists have found fossilized intestinal remains and other soft tissue preserved inside a dinosaur. On the line from dinosaurs to birds Newly found fossils of ancient birds provide important evidence of the transition from dinosaurs to birds. As courts increasingly address science-related issues, judges are exploring ways to ensure that scientific testimony is reliable. The merger of two microbes may explain the origin of energy-generating structures in cells.