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Giant, tiny and scary: The top 10 species of 2016
It's a varied roster of discoveries, so let's get right to it, in no specifically ranked order.
By DISCOVERY NEWS
Ouch: Half of your friends may not actually consider you to be their friend
According to researchers from Tel Aviv University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, only around half of the people you call your friends would agree with that judgment.
By TALAL AL-KHATIB
Researchers create invisible 'second skin' to help erase wrinkles and wounds
Researchers say they have developed a “second skin” made of polymer that is strong, stretchy and adherent, just like the real thing.
By ERIC NIILER
Leopards have suffered a 75% range loss worldwide
The study found that the leopard’s range today occupies 3.3 million square miles — down from its historic range of 13.5 million square miles
By DISCOVERY NEWS
Your house plant could soon charge your phone
Pretty much any kind of house plant should do the trick, although the team notes that some plants produce more power than others.
By GLENN MCDONALD
Unique coral reef ecosystem discovered in the Amazon river
The newly identified reef ecosystem and its unusual collection of marine life are already under threat.
By JENNIFER VIEGAS
Dinosaurs may have been doomed long before the asteroid hit
Dinosaurs gradually began to die out at least 40 million years before the devastating asteroid impact killed the rest in a dramatic way about 66 million years ago, concludes an extensive new study.
By Jennifer Viegas
Pregnant T. rex may contain the holy grail of all dinosaur fossils: DNA
A pregnant Tyrannosaurus rex has been found, shedding light on the evolution of egg-laying as well as on gender differences in the dinosaur.
By Jennifer Viegas
