Wildfire burns homes in Southern California desert town

A wind-driven wildfire destroyed homes and forced evacuations as it tore through a rural Southern California…

Astronaut says losing mirror on spacewalk was 'real bummer'

The commander of the International Space Station said Monday that losing a mirror during last week’s…

Understanding of relaxor ferroelectric properties could lead to many advances

A new fundamental understanding of polymeric relaxor ferroelectric behavior could lead to advances in flexible electronics,…

Researcher tackles long-standing mysteries about membrane protein structure

Ion channels and membrane transporters are in the business of moving ions and small molecules across…

Researchers discover unknown consumer base for unsustainable bear product use

In their efforts to better understand ongoing wildlife trafficking and the dynamics of unsustainable bear product…

Study finds gay and bisexual youth more likely to abandon churchgoing as they reach adulthood

Religious beliefs have shaped societal attitudes toward sexual minorities, with many religious denominations vocally opposing expanded…

New leaders emerge as organizations go to virtual work spaces, says study

When work meetings shifted online this spring, some may have noticed new standouts among their colleagues.…

Asteroid impact, not volcanoes, made the Earth uninhabitable for dinosaurs

Modelling of the Chicxulub asteroid impact 66 million years ago shows it created a world largely…

Team dramatically reduces image analysis times using deep learning, other approaches

Scientists have devised deep-learning and other approaches that dramatically reduce image-analysis times by orders of magnitude…

Power outage: Research offers hint about heart weakness in Barth syndrome

Barth syndrome is a rare condition that occurs almost exclusively in males. Symptoms include an enlarged…