Articles by James Gaines

A Swedish company launches one of the first models of an all-electric powerboat.

The chimps may be using insects as a kind of medicine.

Some countries will gain farmland while other countries will lose it.

The running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain, helped researchers study what happens when lots of people suddenly wish to move quickly.

New research suggests the birds must sense Earth's magnetic field using some other part of their anatomy.

The flying reptile was among hundreds of fossils recovered by police in 2013.

As climate change melts away frozen landscapes, scientists rush to discover all they can about the tiny organisms that thrive on ice.

Scientists link the start of movements in the Earth's crust to increasing amounts of aluminum in crystals about 3.6 billion years ago.

Desalination's leftovers may negatively affect oceans and ecosystems.

Despite conservation efforts, close assessment of Pando reveals significant losses. 

Checkpoint inhibitors lift the brakes on the immune system, but may join other new drugs in pressing the accelerator on health care costs.

Researchers detect presence of proteins in the saliva of people who ate bitter foods.