NASA's Aqua Satellite Sees Fire Season in Full Swing in Arizona and New Mexico

It is still relatively early in the wildfire season out West but already wildfires are crossing…

Efficient indium oxide catalysts designed for CO2 hydrogenation to methanol

Catalytic hydrogenation of carbon dioxide (CO2) is a green and sustainable means of synthesizing commodity chemicals…

Scientists reveal a lost eight billion light years of universe evolution

Last year, the Advanced LIGO-VIRGO gravitational-wave detector network recorded data from 35 merging black holes and…

Studying the Neandertal DNA found in modern humans using stem cells and organoids

Protocols that allow the transformation of human induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) lines into organoids have…

Scientists solve a thorny problem

“Why do plants have thorns?” is an easy question: The thorns help protect against hungry animals…

X-rays From a Newborn Star Hint at Our Sun's Earliest Days

Astronomers have reported the first detection of X-rays from the earliest phase of evolution of a…

Using LEGO to test children's ability to visualize and rotate 3D shapes in space

Researchers have developed a test that uses children’s ability to assemble LEGO pieces to assess their…

Fish fossils become buried treasure

Rare metals crucial to green industries turn out to have a surprising origin. Ancient global climate…

Commerce in a time of COVID

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic caused by the recently emerged virus SARS-CoV-2 is affecting everyone’s lives in…

Bobwhites listen to each other when picking habitat

Northern bobwhites are attracted to a habitat based on whether other bobwhites are present there, researchers…