New research finds that the success of weedy and invasive plants like the Jerusalem artichoke lies…
The apparent inner calm of quantum materials
Transitions between phases of matter could result from topological excitations that force the particles to act…
Measuring snow persistence can help predict streamflow
With warming climates around the world, many regions are experiencing changes in snow accumulation and persistence.…
Chemical sensing chip sniffs out cocaine within minutes
What if you could test for cocaine, opioids and marijuana as quickly as a breathalyzer identifies…
Astronaut-Educator Ricky Arnold Conducts Science on Station
Astronaut-educator Ricky Arnold conducts student-designed science on the Space Station.
Tourism’s carbon impact three times larger than estimated
A new study says global tourism accounts for 8% of carbon emissions, far larger than previously…
Could seismology equipment help to protect elephants from poachers?
Using tools developed to monitor earthquakes, an interdisciplinary team of researchers reporting in Current Biology on…
Protecting confidentiality in genomic studies
Genome-wide association studies, which look for links between particular genetic variants and incidence of disease, are…
Better together: Merged microscope offers unprecedented look at biological processes
Scientists at the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) have combined two different microscope…
Taking CRISPR from clipping scissors to word processor
Using the gene-editing tool CRISPR to snip at DNA is often akin to using scissors to…