Future Texas hurricanes: Fast like Ike or slow like Harvey?

Climate change will intensify winds that steer hurricanes north over Texas in the final 25 years…

Boron nitride destroys PFAS 'forever' chemicals PFOA, GenX

Chemical engineers have discovered a photocatalyst that can destroy 99% of the ‘forever’ chemical PFOA in…

Science behind traditional mezcal-making technique

Researchers reveal for the first time why bubbles are a good gauge of alcohol content in…

SP3L Wins the July QST Cover Plaque Award

The winning article for the July 2020 QST Cover Plaque award is “A Vertical End-Fed Dipole…

Famous 'Jurassic Park' dinosaur is less lizard, more bird

From movies to museum exhibits, the dinosaur Dilophosaurus is no stranger to pop culture. Many probably…

Boron nitride destroys 'forever' chemicals PFOA, GenX

Rice University chemical engineers found an efficient catalyst for destroying PFAS “forever” chemicals where they least…

Heat will stay stuck on extra high for July in most of US

The heat is on. And for most of America it’ll stay on through the rest of…

Early childhood education centers can boost parents' engagement at home

COVID-19 has temporarily shuttered many early childhood education centers across the country, shifting full-time child care…

How to tackle climate change, food security and land degradation

How can some of world’s biggest problems—climate change, food security and land degradation—be tackled simultaneously? …

Aggressive seaweed smothers one of world's most remote reefs

Researchers say a recently discovered species of seaweed is killing large patches of coral on once-pristine…