Bird diversity increased in severely burned forests of southern Appalachian mountains

A new study found bird diversity increased in North Carolina mountain forest areas severely burned by…

NASA launches international mission to survey Earth's water

A satellite built for NASA and the French space agency Center National d’Études Spatiales (CNES) to…

UK needs to use phosphorus sustainably, say researchers

Phosphorus use in the U.K. needs to be better managed and used in a much more…

Climate change: Rivers and lakes need better protection, says report

The effects of climate change are increasingly affecting rivers and lakes and threatening the ecological balance…

Earth's water is 4.5 billion years old, says new study

The origin of Earth’s water has been an enduring mystery. There are different hypotheses and theories…

Where are the best places to land humans on Mars?

Want to go to Mars? Great, now all you need to do is plan a mission.…

Inflating a habitat to destruction to test its limits before going to orbit

Normally, it would be a very bad day if your space station habitat module blew up.…

Rubble pile asteroids might be the best places to build space habitats

The stars call to us, as Carl Sagan once said. Given the human drive to explore…

Unraveling cell fate decisions through single cell methods and mathematical models

How does an embryonic stem cell decide if it becomes a heart cell or a kidney…

Q&A: Ukraine conflict 'hindering SDGs progress'

Crises and conflicts are blocking science collaboration and sustainable development goals (SDGs) progress, says U.S. scientist…