Scientists develop a method to allow trees to flower in mere months

Normal breeding experiments can take years to come to fruition Click here for original…

Gender or biological sex not as decisive in economic decision-making as previously thought, study finds

Gender and sex assigned at birth are not as decisive in economic decision-making as previously thought,…

How a policy to address a groundwater shortage inadvertently increased air pollution in northern India

New research from Harvard University finds that a government policy that delayed rice planting in northwest…

Happy people spend less on consumption, study suggests

Psychology and economics can contribute to a better understanding of consumer behavior. While purchasing power depends…

Hot salt, clean energy: How artificial intelligence can enhance advanced nuclear reactors

Technology developed at Argonne can help narrow the field of candidates for molten salts, a new…

Comet impacts could bring ingredients for life to Europa's ocean

Comet strikes on Jupiter’s moon Europa could help transport critical ingredients for life found on the…

Study probes how plague spreads through wild rodent populations

Scientists have long been puzzled how the bubonic plague bacteria, Yersinia pestis, can cause both stable,…

Harnessing smartphones to track how people use green spaces

A new study demonstrates how anonymized GPS data from people’s smartphones can be used to monitor…

Starvation shown to cause cell remodeling

Body cells burn off fat reserves when nutrient supply from food ceases. A team led by…

Viewpoint: With historic droughts on the rise, we must reclaim our water

The climate crisis challenges our water supply in many ways, from deadly hurricanes to widespread and…