Science needs to look inward to move forward

About a year after she was appointed to a senior editorial role at an academic journal,…

NASA Spacecraft Helps Identify Solar Radiation Patterns That Expose the Moon

NASA mission helps scientists identify when the Moon is unprotected from charged particles in space. …

Roadside hedges protect human health at the cost of plant health

Roadside hedges take a hit to their health while reducing pollution exposure for humans, a new…

New fiddlehead study warns against overharvesting 

Fiddleheads, a traditional springtime delicacy in New England and Eastern Canada, can decline significantly over time…

Putting the microscope on Pacific workers' scheme media coverage

A study of the Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) scheme has raised questions of how Pacific workers…

Face coverings made from layered cotton fabric likely slow the spread of COVID-19 better than synthetics

Researchers have completed a new study of how well a variety of natural and synthetic fabrics…

Ecologists detect warning signals of malaria outbreak

Researchers at the University of Georgia have demonstrated that disease surveillance data can be used to…

Solar Orbiter ready for science despite COVID-19 setbacks

ESA’s Solar Orbiter has successfully completed four months of painstaking technical verification, known as commissioning. Despite…

Students' expertise helps map 11 days, 125 acts of U.S. police violence

Five hundred videos in 10 days. That’s the job 10 students and alumni at UC Berkeley’s…

First all-female crew set for mission to Utah-based, simulated Mars research station

One of the first all-female crews to visit the Mars Desert Research Station in Utah is…