Scientists trying to determine what will happen to massive carbon stores as rainforests dry out

Tropical rainforests store 25%-40% of global soil carbon, though they occupy only 7% of Earth’s land…

Neutrons reveal how the pancratistatin preys on cancer, preserves healthy cells

A scientific instrument at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory could help create a…

Physicists discover first transformable nanoscale electronic devices

The nanoscale electronic parts in devices like smartphones are solid, static objects that once designed and…

Astronomers create AI to better communicate their stellar research

An international team of scientists, led by a researcher at The University of Manchester, have developed…

Executives ignore SEC legal requirements to warn investors about inflation risk, new research finds

Inflation is back with a vengeance. Prices of goods and services have risen at rates not…

Solar sails could guide interplanetary travel, says new study

Space travel has brought us to our next-door neighbor, the moon, and to the depths of…

Researchers describe sea-level rise in southwest Greenland as a contributor to Viking abandonment

Vikings occupied Greenland from roughly 985 to 1450, farming and building communities before abandoning their settlements…

A novel platinum nanocluster for improved oxygen reduction reaction in fuel cells

The twin issues of climate change and the shortage of fossil fuels are two primary challenges…

Research supports rock structure likely used for bone tool work at Spain's El Mirón Cave

As far back as 45,000 years ago, groups of hunter-gatherers lived in what is now called…

Report: Climate change, disease imperil North American bats

More than half of North America’s bat species are likely to diminish significantly as climate change,…