NASA has selected eight companies to perform new construction, rehabilitation and modification of agency facilities and…
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Image of a Supermoon
A supermoon occurs when the Moon’s orbit is closet (perigee) to Earth. Click here…
How plants protect themselves from sun damage
Chemists have observed, for the first time, one of the possible mechanisms that have been proposed…
Mangrove conservation can pay for itself in flood protection
The natural coastal defenses provided by mangrove forests reduce annual flooding significantly in critical hotspots around…
Natural contaminant threat to drinking water from groundwater
Climate change and urbanization are set to threaten groundwater drinking water quality, new research shows. …
Knowing more about a virus threat may not satisfy you
People who rate themselves as highly knowledgeable about a new infectious disease threat could also be…
Hot time in the city: Urban lizards evolve heat tolerance
Faced with a gritty landscape of metal fences, concrete walls and asphalt pavement, city lizards in…
Radio galaxy NGC 3894 investigated with Fermi
Using the Large Area Telescope (LAT) onboard NASA’s Fermi spacecraft, astronomers have investigated a nearby radio…
New carbon membrane generates a hundred times more power
Leiden chemists have created a new ultrathin membrane only one molecule thick. The membrane can produce…
Why do people migrate in Europe? New online tool explains
Are you one of those people moving into and around the EU for various reasons? Do…