Torrential downpours lashed eastern Australia on Saturday, raising deadly floodwaters to decades-long highs, swamping homes and…
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SpaceX launches batch of Starlink satellites from California
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from California on Friday and carried 50 more satellites…
Breakthrough discovery in light interactions with nanoparticles paves the way for advances in optical computing
Computers are an indispensable part of our daily lives, and the need for ones that can…
Graphene sensor rapidly detects opioid metabolites in wastewater
The unique properties of the atom-thick sheet of carbon, known as graphene, enabled a new penny-sized,…
Change of scenery: New research outlines how recreation will shift with climate change in the west
Change can be hard, especially when it involves soaring summer temperatures, mega-droughts, invasive species and other…
New model may improve Bay Area seismic hazard maps
The Santa Cruz Mountains define the geography of the Bay Area south of San Francisco, protecting…
Stronger materials could bloom with new images of plastic flow
Imagine dropping a tennis ball onto a bedroom mattress. The tennis ball will bend the mattress…
A critical assessment of the 2006 Abuja Declaration for nitrogen use in Sub-Saharan Africa
In 2006, the Abuja declaration brought together states of the African Union to collectively recommend an…
Ultrasounds proven an effective, hands-off way to help spawn endangered abalone
The world’s abalone are threatened, endangered or otherwise vulnerable in nearly every corner of the planet.…
Solving a decades-old structural mystery surrounding the birth of energy-storing lipid droplets
In humans, virtually every cell stores fat. However, patients with a rare condition called congenital lipodystrophy, which…