How rock expands near soil surface in Southern Sierra Nevada

Weathering of subsurface rock in the Southern Sierra Nevada Mountains of California occurs due more to…

Closing in on 'holy grail' of room temperature quantum computing chips

To process information, photons must interact. However, these tiny packets of light want nothing to do…

Platinum-graphene fuel cell catalysts show superior stability over bulk platinum

Films of platinum only two atoms thick supported by graphene could enable fuel cell catalysts with…

Green light given to fruit fly's color preference

Researchers have made two unexpected discoveries. First, they found that, given a choice, fruit flies are…

Cutting emissions gradually will avert sudden jump in warming

Steadily reducing fossil fuel emissions over coming years will prevent millions of premature deaths and help…

Grizzly research reveals remarkable genetic regulation during hibernation

New RNA sequencing-based genetic research shows grizzlies express a larger number of genes in preparation for,…

Distant asteroid calamity shaped life on Earth 466 million years ago

The cataclysmic asteroid impact off Mexico’s coast that doomed the dinosaurs 66 million years ago was…

Dust from a giant asteroid crash caused an ancient ice age

About 466 million years ago, long before the age of the dinosaurs, the Earth froze. The…

A technological 'leap' in the Edomite Kingdom during the 10th century BCE

During the late 10th century BCE, the emerging Edomite Kingdom of the southern Levant experienced a…

Shape-shifting robot built from 'smarticles' shows new locomotion strategy

Building conventional robots typically requires carefully combining components like motors, batteries, actuators, body segments, legs and…