Black Hole In Our Backyard?

Black Hole In Our Backyard?

Scaling down the observable universe to make it fit within our moon's orbit, the Milky Way gets reduced to a village. We live close to the edge of this village, at a comfortable distance from the…
Zombie Carbon In The Soil Rises Again

Zombie Carbon In The Soil Rises Again

Erosion can bury carbon in the soil, acting as a carbon sin but a new study has found that part of that sink is only temporary. The researchers estimated that roughly half of the carbon buried in…
With This Devoted Squid Mama, I Bid Farewell

With This Devoted Squid Mama, I Bid Farewell

Squid typically die after spawning. Their orphaned eggs are left alone in the cold brine to develop and hatch, never knowing a mother's tender caress.  But as in all of biology, there are…