What is a bomb cyclone? An atmospheric scientist explains

A bomb cyclone is a large, intense midlatitude storm that has low pressure at its center,…

Meat and masculinity: Why some men just can't stomach plant-based food

Meat alternatives are suddenly everywhere, from burger joints to supermarket shelves to restaurant-grade food. …

Remembering Challenger and Her Crew

In this image taken in 1985, four members of the Challenger STS-51L crew train on the…

Chemist identifies new way to search for extraterrestrial life

Have we been looking for extraterrestrials in all the wrong places? San Diego State University chemists…

Illuminating how solvent additives improve efficiency in polymer solar cells

All-polymer blend solar cells are expected to play an important role in the transition to clean…

Underestimated ozone production in cities: Higher HOx observed with self-developed instrument

The local ozone generation was greatly underestimated with current mechanism under high NOx conditions, according to…

Void-confinement effect of nanoreactor promotes heterogeneous catalysis

A research team from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS) of the Chinese Academy of…

Scientists warn of widespread drought in the 21st century

Drought is among the most damaging natural hazards in the world, often causing severe losses to…

LED-based solar simulator for better terrestrial solar spectra and orientations

Scientists at the Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology (SIBET) of the Chinese Academy of…

Phase-change material enables active tuning of lattice Kerker effect

The phenomenon of completely eliminated backscattering in a hypothetical magnetic sphere is called the Kerker effect.…