NASA’s Aqua satellite passed over eastern North Atlantic Ocean and captured an infrared view of what…
Ammonia synthesis made easy with 2-D catalyst
Rice University researchers have developed an inorganic method to synthesize ammonia that is both environmentally friendly…
Aquatic microorganisms offer important window on the history of life
The air, earth and water of our planet are pulsating with living things. Yet, a vast…
Study tracks genomic changes that reinforce darter speciation
When they share habitat, orangethroat and rainbow darters tend to avoid one another, even though they…
New study looks to biological enzymes as source of hydrogen fuel
Research from the University of Illinois and the University of California, Davis has chemists one step…
US public views on climate and energy
Majorities of Americans say the federal government is doing too little for key aspects of the…
Mechanized harvesting has not reduced atmospheric pollution in the sugarcane region
The burning of sugarcane, carried out to eliminate dry leaves before harvesting, for years altered the…
Progressive gender views may protect health of financially dependent men
As it becomes more common for women to be the breadwinner of their family, men’s health…
LSU Coast & Environment class modeling a "Frozen" ice age
Paul Miller, assistant professor and coastal meteorologist in the Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences, is…
Perception of touch in the brain
More than ten percent of the cerebral cortex are involved in processing information about our sense…