(Natural News) Animals are able to understand and use numbers on a rudimentary level. They apply this understanding to important tasks, such as foraging and managing resources, which ensure their survival. So far, only humans and a few animal species have demonstrated the ability to do complex arithmetic operations. But a new study conducted by researchers from France and Australia show […]

(Natural News) Indiana-based researchers found a way to upcycle disposable plastic bags into raw material for making valuable products. Their process turned polyethylene plastic into carbon chips with sufficient purity to serve as materials for manufacturing anodes of lithium-ion batteries. Plastic pollution is one of the biggest problems threatening the environment. A lot of this trash comes in the form […]

(Natural News) Every time it gets hit by solar wind and other cosmic impulses, the magnetic field of Earth ripples until the waves arrive at the magnetic poles, which shunts the force back into space. Researchers liken this effect to a percussion drum being played. The theory about the Earth’s magnetopause – the outer border […]

(Natural News) As it turns out, babies do come with tools to help them understand the world. That’s what Dr. Ana Flo of the NeuroSpin Center and her international team of researchers suggest in their study, published in the journal Developmental Science. The team found that humans are born with memory capacity and the ability […]

(Natural News) The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is looking to get the most value out of the vast natural gas deposits in North America. It recently provided a big federal grant to Rice researchers, who would come up with an efficient yet inexpensive way to turn methane gas into carbon nanotubes. Being an allotrope, or alternative […]

(Natural News) Scientists at The University of Akron in Ohio have made yet another remarkable discovery about the intricacies of the animal kingdom, which continue to amaze even the brightest minds. Believe it or not, there’s actually a spider out there that’s not only able to spin its web in awe-inspiring wonder, but also pull […]

(Natural News) It’s a well-established fact that Earth’s magnetic north pole is constantly on the move, which is why the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) updates the data in its World Magnetic Model every five years to reflect the north pole’s ever-fluctuating geographical position. But this constant magnetic shift has now become so dramatic […]

(Natural News) After getting bitten on the foot by a bug while in Africa, a U.K. man developed an infection that caused his flesh to rot away. However, doctors were able to save his foot from amputation by using maggot debridement therapy to eliminate the festering flesh. While doing volunteer work in Gambia in December 2017, Matthew Blurton […]

(Natural News) Everyone has his or her personal list of greatest musical hits and misses. Some people like pop and hate rap, others like rap and hate pop, and still others have different tastes in music. An international group of researchers explained that dopamine levels in the brain affected people’s preferences in song and musical […]

(Natural News) A recent breakthrough in magnesium-based energy storage technology promised to make the tried-and-tested design much more competitive with lithium-ion systems. The updated battery achieved its vast increase in storage capacity and energy discharge by using an organic electrode alongside chloride-free electrolytes. High-energy magnesium batteries derived from the new design can be used in all kinds of roles. They […]