Tracking fossil fuel emissions with carbon-14

Researchers from NOAA and the University of Colorado have devised a breakthrough method for estimating national…

The human factor limits hope of climate fixes

Engineering the climate can help lower temperatures and reduce climate change impacts. New research shows that…

A remote control for neurons

A team led by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University has created a new technology that enhances…

Loss of land-based vertebrates is accelerating, study finds

In 2015, Stanford biologist Paul Ehrlich coauthored a study declaring the world’s sixth mass extinction was…

Astronauts Bob Behnken, KE5GGX, and Doug Hurley Settling in after Historic Flight

NASA astronauts Bob Behnken, KE5GGX, and Doug Hurley, are settling in on board the International Space…

Global glacier melt raises sea levels and depletes once-reliable water source

The melting of glaciers and ice caps in places as diverse as the Himalayas and Andes…

Study finds gender differences in active learning classrooms

Men participated more in an active learning course in science, technology, engineering and math, while women…

Biophysicists elucidate mechanisms of neutral solute carriers

Some of the most essential processes on the planet involves water and energy entering and leaving…

Across the cell membrane

Aquaporins and glucose transporters facilitate the movement of substances across biological membranes and are present in…

Class of stellar explosions found to be galactic producers of lithium

Astrophysicists have combined theory with both observations and laboratory studies and determined that a class of…