Against an inky black backdrop, the blue swirls of spiral galaxy NGC 6956 stand out radiantly.…
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Long-term Western precipitation trends are stable, says atmospheric scientist
Although the West has experienced major ups and downs in its precipitation patterns from year to…
Growing fears of 'dead pool' on Colorado River as drought threatens Hoover Dam water
The Colorado River’s largest reservoirs stand nearly three-quarters empty, and federal officials now say there is…
Possible new ways to continue growing coffee in a changing climate
A team of authors from Uganda and the U.K. with backgrounds in botany, agriculture and the…
Stromboli's 'rejuvenation' heralds era of more variable volcanic eruptions
An unexpected series of eruptions at Stromboli may be due to changes in the volcano’s internal…
Some sharks return to the same sites to breed for decades
Some species of shark return to the same breeding grounds for decades at a time, and…
Over the holidays, try talking to your relatives like an anthropologist
How is it possible to spend so much time with your parents and grandparents and not…
Spectacular Anglo-Saxon burial uncovered—here's what it tells us about women in seventh-century England
A village with the Old English name “Filthy Pool” wasn’t an auspicious location to discover one…
A poison helps us understand molecular hydrogen-producing biocatalysts
In nature, enzymes termed hydrogenases are capable of producing molecular hydrogen (H2). Special types of these…
Astronomers discover irregularities in the cores of red giants
Red giants are dying stars, in advanced stages of stellar evolution, which have depleted the hydrogen…