Why mothers opt to stay in flood-prone Houston neighborhoods

A new book, ” In Too Deep ” (University of California Press, $29.95, 268 pages) from…

Saturn’s small moon Mimas may be hiding an impossible ocean

Mimas doesn’t show any hints of liquid water, and it seems impossible that it could have…

Solar Cycle 25 outrunning the official forecast

New sunspot counts from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) confirm that Solar Cycle 25 sunspot…

New study pinpoints twin triggers of Triassic era extinction event

Curtin-led research has revealed an increase in levels of both acid and hydrogen sulfide in the…

Genome research: Finding the invisible

LMU researchers have developed a method to extract more information from sequencing data. This will afford…

The Milky Way's Supermassive Black Hole Has a Leak

Our Milky Way’s central black hole has a leak. Click here for original story,…

Astronomers find most luminous supernova explosion to shine in X-rays

Another member of the new “Cow” class of supernova explosions has been discovered—the brightest one seen…

Unprecedented multiscale model of protein behavior linked to cancer-causing mutations

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) researchers and a multi-institutional team of scientists have developed a highly…

California's 'climate whiplash' has been worsening for 50 years and will continue

It may seem as if California is always either flooding or on fire. This climatic whiplash…

Increasing efficiency in artificial photosynthesis

Chemical engineers at EPFL have developed a new approach to artificial photosynthesis, a method for harvesting…