The number of forest fires in the Brazilian Amazon increased by eight percent last month compared…
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France and parts of England see driest July on record
France and parts of England saw their driest July on record, the countries’ weather agencies said…
Enzyme, proteins work together to tidy up tail ends of DNA in dividing cells
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have described the way an enzyme and proteins interact to…
Study finds nickelate superconductors are intrinsically magnetic
Electrons find each other repulsive. Nothing personal—it’s just that their negative charges repel each other. So…
Researchers develop miniature lens for trapping atoms
Atoms are notoriously difficult to control. They zigzag like fireflies, tunnel out of the strongest containers…
Most but not all Texas coaches say they'll plan for climate change
A survey of coaches and athletic officials in Texas indicates many of them would be wise…
Signaling 'stressed-out' plants
A plant scientist from the University of Missouri has discovered a new way of measuring stress…
VegSense makes sense for forest studies
Rice researchers set up a Microsoft HoloLens as a mixed-reality sensor to feed VegSense, their application…
Engineers repurpose 19th-century photography technique to make stretchy, color-changing films
Imagine stretching a piece of film to reveal a hidden message. Or checking an arm band’s…
The many versions of a female scientist
Depictions of women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) are powerful sources of inspiration for…