Historical instances of extreme climate change on Mars could be detected through the measurement of subsurface…
Estimating the environmental impact of Bitcoin mining
As an alternative to government-issued money, the cryptocurrency Bitcoin offers relative anonymity, no sales tax and…
Making tiny antennas for wearable electronics
When it comes to electronics, bigger usually isn’t better. This is especially true for a new…
Ancient komodo dragon-like animals had heads proportionally larger than dinosaurs
An international team of researchers has found evidence showing that the ancient meat-eating creature Vjushkovia triplicostata…
4-D imaging with liquid crystal microlenses
Most images captured by a camera lens are flat and two dimensional. Increasingly, 3-D imaging technologies…
Emissions from electricity generation lead to premature deaths for some racial groups
Air pollution doesn’t just come from cars on the road, generating electricity from fossil fuels also…
Manta rays and whale sharks consuming massive amounts of plastics near Indonesia
A team of researchers from Australia, the U.S., Indonesia and New Zealand has measured the amount…
NASA applying AI technologies to problems in space science
Could the same computer algorithms that teach autonomous cars to drive safely help identify nearby asteroids…
Putting homes in high-risk areas is asking too much of firefighters
The impacts of the bushfires that are overwhelming emergency services in New South Wales and Queensland…
Scientists suggest binding goals to rescue Amazon
As thousands of wildfires and deforestation escalate in the Amazon rainforest, a team of international scientists…