Consuming small fish instead of farmed salmon could make seafood production more sustainable

Farming Atlantic salmon requires a high volume of wild-caught fish as feed, but produces only a…

How one marine chemistry lab slashed their carbon footprint

Laboratories may consume large quantities of plastics, generate waste, and emit greenhouse gases. A report published…

NASA's NuSTAR makes illuminating discoveries with 'nuisance' light

For almost 10 years, NASA’s NuSTAR (Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array) X-ray space observatory has been studying…

Heat wave a glimpse of climate change's impact in N. America

The U.S. Pacific Northwest was in the throes of a record-shattering heat wave last summer when…

New astrobiology research predicts life 'as we don't know it'

The search for alien life has been restricted to using life on Earth as the reference,…

A not-so-solid lake ice season

Mountain lakes provide freshwater for roughly half the world’s population. Yet a shifting climate could impact…

Hyperspectral sensing and AI pave new path for monitoring soil carbon

Just how much carbon is in the soil? That’s a tough question to answer at large…

Small cyberphysical watermarks could prevent huge headaches caused by fake meds

Counterfeit medications and pharmaceutical products are just a click away from being purchased from online pharmacies…

AI-designed protein awakens silenced genes, one by one

By combining CRISPR technology with a protein designed with artificial intelligence, it is possible to awaken…

What's happening in the depths of distant worlds?

The physics and chemistry that take place deep inside our planet are fundamental to the existence…