University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers have added a new dimension to our understanding of why straining a…
Designing urban energy systems based on the urban climate
As cities grow at an ever-faster pace, concerns about global warming rise and fossil fuels become…
Study shows undocumented immigration doesn’t increase violent crime
Undocumented immigrants reduce the rate of violent crime in the United States, according to a new…
Researchers apply experimental economics to Mexican water scarcity
Ariel Dinar considers himself transformed.
A switch in ocean circulation that helped end the Ice Age
Changes in the circulation of the North Pacific Ocean about 15,000 years ago released large amounts…
Billions of gallons of water saved by thinning forests
There are too many trees in Sierra Nevada forests, say scientists affiliated with the National Science…
Microbes in underground aquifers beneath deep-sea Mid-Atlantic Ridge ‘chow down’ on carbon
All life on Earth—from blue whales to microbes—uses carbon in one form or another. But all…
Researchers uncover mechanism of scar-free wound healing in fruit fly embryos
Stitches help deep cuts heal, but can leave a scar. Now, a new study conducted by…
Engineer invents one-of-a-kind surf rover machine
For his first job during college, William Dally worked in what he calls the surf zone—the…
Machine speak: Left to their own devices, computers can figure it out
Using novel machine learning techniques, a research team from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National…