Researchers might have found two new compounds with a strong ability to fight harmful bacteria. They found these interesting substances inside different types of bacteria
Move over, Simone Biles – there’s an insect with even better backflips. Globular springtails might only be a couple of millimeters long, but can jump
Corpses become a hive of activity for the decomposition ecosystem – a rich tapestry of critters from the microscopic to the winged – and what
Earth has not always had what we know as “fire”, so when did it have its first flame? Source link
This week on Break It Down: orcas disable another boat as a new theory is put forward for the behavior, bacteria pass “memories” of perturbed
The Sun emits a stupendous amount of light. Its luminosity is almost 400 billion billion megawatts. The Earth gets less than 0.0000001 percent of that.
It’s been a while since we’ve had a COVID-19 update, hasn’t it? Once upon a time, you couldn’t go a whole day without seeing updated
Here at IFLScience, we strive to give you the answers to some of science’s most pressing questions. Are we alone in the universe? Do animals
Next time you do something embarrassing, just think: “At least I’m not a wild bird that had to be rescued, only for the humans to
The Bronze Age was basically just one long bloodbath, made possible by the invention of new weapons forged from the copper-tin alloy that gives the
It will be sad when the universe can no longer surprise us, but today is not that day. South Africa’s MeerKAT radio telescope has detected
They say out of sight is out of mind, and there’s no greater proof of that than the world’s oceans. A new study illustrates this
Gallium is a fun material. It’s solid as long as you are not picking it up with your own hands, because it would turn liquid
A very special clutch of snakelets have just arrived at Memphis Zoo, USA, born through a methodology that marks a world-first for reptile reproduction. They
A tornado is a rotating column of air that touches the land, often connected to the base of a thunderstorm. The direction of spin is
Figuring out what our ancestors were up to thousands of years ago is no easy task – but in some regions of the planet, it’s
In 1931, at the age of 28, Louis Leakey made his first trip to Olduvai Gorge, in what is now Tanzania. His goal: to prove
