When COVID-19 quarantines ancestral Andean rituals

In Cusco, the old capital of the Inca Empire located in the Peruvian Andes, June is…

To fight US racism, research prescribes a nationwide healing process

As the U.S. prepares to celebrate another year of its independence, the country is paying renewed…

How drought-breaking rains transformed these critically endangered woodlands into a flower-filled vista

In box gum grassy woodlands, widely spaced eucalypts tower over carpets of wildflowers, lush native grasses…

Nature-imitating coating makes batteries more durable and efficient

When batteries are charged and used, a complex SEI (solid electrolyte interphase) layer is formed. Its…

New remnant radio galaxy detected

Using the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT), astronomers from South Africa and India have discovered a…

A Solar Eclipse Shadows Asia

On June 21, 2020, as the International Space Station orbited over Kazakhstan and into China, an…

Phylogenetic analysis confirms existence of five goral species

Researchers have recognized one to seven species of goral gorals (Naemorhedus spp., Caprinae, Bovidae), small goat…

Socially responsible investing can be like searching for fool's gold

Investors are pushing companies to develop environmental plans, consider the social impacts of their operations and…

Scientists reconstruct spring hydroclimate using living and dead alpine juniper shrubs

Alpine regions on the Tibetan Plateau are sensitive to climate change. Little is known, however, about…

How climate change affects vegetation productivity restoration in Southern China

China has implemented large-scale eco-afforestation projects in karst areas for mitigating rocky desertification in recent decades. …