(Natural News) Mothers really do want only the best for their kids. In a recent study published in Nature, researchers found that a developing ovum tests each mitochondrion, and selects only the healthiest to be passed to the next generation. A mitochondrion is an organelle that converts food into energy and drives cellular activity. Often referred […]

(Natural News) Most volcanoes are formed through similar geological processes – except for the one in Bermuda. A recent study found that the volcano’s origins lay deep inside the mantle of the Earth, from a region called the transition zone. The study is a collaboration between researchers from Germany, Russia and the US. Their findings, […]

(Natural News) Scientists may have found a method for generating oxygen that could be used for future explorations on Mars. Researchers from the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena discovered a way to generate molecular oxygen – two oxygen atoms needed to form breathable air – in outer space. The idea came from observing how comets produced oxygen in […]

(Natural News) Fuel cell technology has been around for some time. The first truly modern fuel cell vehicles came from the 1950s and 1960s, when they were used on experimental vehicles such as the 1966 Electrovan, a van which was outfitted with a fuel cell that took up so much space it could only fit two people. Fuel cell technology was even […]

(Natural News) Chemists from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign managed to successfully create liquid fuel from sunlight, carbon dioxide and water using gold nanoparticles. The process was inspired by photosynthesis, the energy production method of plants. The study was a collaboration between Sungju Yu, a postdoctoral researcher and Prashaint Jain, a chemistry professor. They published their findings in Nature […]

(Natural News) The animal kingdom has many innovative natural camouflage strategies that humans try to emulate using technology. Camouflage is a crucial part of the predator-prey relationship in the wild; certain markings on animals’ skin or fur help them blend in with their environment, which is usually mottled green and brown due to the surrounding […]

(Natural News) NASA announced that Curiosity, the rover that has explored the Martian landscape since 2012, has discovered an exceptionally large clay deposit. Clay has been found on the Martian surface before, but never in such large quantities. The amazing discovery was made at the aptly named “clay-bearing unit,” a region at the base of Mount Sharp, a […]

(Natural News) A transportation company is betting that its new oversized drone will, within 10 years, take to the skies as a cargo transporter, a flying taxi or even an air ambulance. The company, Alaka’i Technologies, unveiled the passenger-carrying model of their “oversized drone” near Los Angeles. They call it the Skai (pronounced “sky”), a drone with […]

(Natural News) Humans have been thrilled and astounded by scientific and medical discoveries for centuries. And, despite the astonishing number of discoveries made down through the years, there is somehow always more to learn. Here at Natural News we strive, as many members of the Independent Media do, to share the whole truth about the […]

(Natural News) New research published in the journal Annals of Rheumatic Diseases has identified an interesting link between lupus and imbalanced gut bacteria, suggesting that probiotic optimization may be one of the keys to better managing this debilitating illness. After investigating the microbial makeup of 78 female participants, 61 of whom had previously been diagnosed […]