Shrub encroachment on grasslands can increase groundwater recharge

Grasslands across the globe, which support the majority of the world’s grazing animals, have been transitioning…

Food webs determine the fate of mercury pollution in the Colorado River, Grand Canyon

In the Grand Canyon reach of the Colorado River, two species play an outsized role in…

NASA analyzes developing System 90L in Straits of Florida

A low-pressure area designated as System 90L appears to be developing in the Straits of Florida,…

Global cooling event 4,200 years ago spurred rice's evolution, spread across Asia

A major global cooling event that occurred 4,200 years ago may have led to the evolution…

Statins may help older coronavirus patients avoid symptoms; COVID-19 more than respiratory illness

The following is a brief roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel…

Researchers find the key to preserving 'The Scream'

“The Scream” is among the most famous paintings of the modern era. The familiar image is…

COVID-19 infection control, radiographer protection in CT exam areas

Radiologists from Shanghai discuss modifying exam process and disinfecting exam room, while outlining personal protection measures…

Early humans thrived in this drowned South African landscape

Scientists have reconstructed the paleoecology the Paleo-Agulhas Plain, a now-drowned landscape on the southern tip of…

The dreaming brain tunes out the outside world

Scientists have shown that the brain suppresses information from the outside world, such as the sound…

Scientists break the link between a quantum material's spin and orbital states

Until now, electron spins and orbitals were thought to go hand in hand in a class…