New optical technique provides more efficient probe of nanomagnet dynamics

The performance of magnetic storage and memory devices depends on the magnetization dynamics of nanometer-scale magnetic…

Coronavirus: Public told to cut water use amid surge in lockdown demand

Water companies are urging people to avoid using sprinklers and paddling pools during the lockdown. …

Ice Melt Accelerates Regional Freshwater Depletion

A small glacier in the Arctic region of Norwegian archipelago Svalbard, as photographed by NASA’s Airborne…

The Leadbeater's possum finally had its day in court. It may change the future of logging in Australia

The Federal Court last week ruled that VicForests—a timber company owned by the Victorian government—breached environmental…

Expert discusses the literary roots of technological innovations

Associate professor of literature Sandy Alexandre’s research spans late-19th century to present-day black American literature and…

Researchers find Wyoming pronghorn exhibit little genetic variation despite landscape obstacles

A University of Wyoming researcher led a study that showed Wyoming pronghorn exhibit little-to-no population genetic…

States lose some Clean Water Act authority under new EPA rule

States have less say in issuing Clean Water Act permits under an EPA rule finalized Monday…

Evolution: why it seems to have a direction and what to expect next

The diversity and complexity of life on Earth is astonishing: 8 million or more living species—from…

With $3 billion PFAS cleanup price tag looming, Pentagon looks to industry for ideas

Staring down a $3 billion—and growing—tab to clean up water sources at military installations across the…

Severely damaged sea urchin shows astonishing resilience

Together with his colleague Christian Neumann of the Natural History Museum in Berlin, Senckenberg scientist Max…