Scientists detect unexpected widespread structures near Earth's core

University of Maryland geophysicists analyzed thousands of recordings of seismic waves, sound waves traveling through the…

Recovery of sea otter populations yields more benefits than costs

Since their reintroduction to the Pacific coast in the 1970s, the sea otters’ rapid recovery and…

More than 1000 tons of plastic rains into western US protected lands annually

Utah State University Assistant Professor Janice Brahney and her team used high-resolution atmospheric deposition data and…

Researchers in Chile unearth 74 million year old mammal teeth

Chilean and Argentine researchers have unearthed teeth in far-flung Patagonia belonging to a mammal that lived…

The Latest Episode of the On the Air Podcast is Now Available!

Listen to the new episode of ARRL’s On the Air podcast. In Episode 6, we discuss…

New distance measurements bolster challenge to basic model of universe

A cosmic measurement technique independent of all others adds strong evidence pointing to a problem with…

Sound waves transport droplets for rewritable lab-on-a-chip devices

Engineers have demonstrated a versatile microfluidic lab-on-a-chip that uses sound waves to create tunnels in oil…

Neuroscientists discover neural circuits that control hibernation-like behaviors in mice

Neuroscientists have discovered a population of neurons in the hypothalamus that controls hibernation-like behavior, or torpor,…

Lab turns fluorescent tags into cancer killers

A Rice University lab’s project to make better fluorescent tags has turned into a method to…

Pretty in pink: India crater lake changes colour overnight

A crater lake in India’s western Maharashtra state has turned pink overnight, delighting nature enthusiasts and…