River trash traps chew at huge ocean plastics problem

Floating fences in India. Whimsical water- and solar-driven conveyor belts with googly eyes in Baltimore. Rechargeable…

Australia submits more ambitious 2030 emissions target to UN

Australia’s new center-left government submitted more ambitious emissions targets to the United Nations Thursday, seeking to…

California debates listing western Joshua tree as threatened

California officials are weighing whether to list the iconic western Joshua tree as a threatened species,…

Researchers develop unique 3D printed system for harvesting stem cells from bioreactors

Researchers have developed a unique 3D printed system for harvesting stem cells from bioreactors, offering the…

Astronomers find evidence for most powerful pulsar in distant galaxy

Astronomers analyzing data from the VLA Sky Survey (VLASS) have discovered one of the youngest known…

Dead star's cannibalism of its planetary system is most far-reaching ever witnessed

The violent death throes of a nearby star so thoroughly disrupted its planetary system that the…

Wildfire smoke exposure negatively impacts dairy cow health

Increasing frequency and size of wildfires in the United States over the past several decades affect…

Going platinum: A non-toxic catalyst for clean, re-usable water

Platinum has set a new “gold standard” in jewelry, and now it’s about to upscale the…

Scientists reveal function of cell death enzyme capsase-7

Researchers have unmasked a component of the cell death process that could play a vital role…

Giving metal to microbes could reduce greenhouse gas

Like you and me, microbes need some metals in their diet to stay healthy. The metals…