These animals can survive until the end of the Earth, astrophysicists say
Tardigrades have a reputation as the toughest animals on the planet.
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Ancient Romans made world’s “most durable” concrete, which could be used to stop rising seas
Two thousand years ago, Roman builders constructed vast sea walls and harbor piers. The concrete they used outlasted the empire - and still holds lessons for modern engineers, scientists say.
Oldest Homo sapiens fossils discovered in Morocco
Bones found in a cave in Morocco add 100,000 years to the history of modern human fossils.
Experts fear “quiet springs” as songbirds can’t keep up with climate change
In 1962, Rachel Carson warned that pesticides, particularly DDT, would lead to springs without birdsong, as she wrote in her book "Silent Spring." Carson's forecast kick-started an environmental movement and...
The tea plant has a whopper genome, four times that of coffee, scientists find
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