Warming Midwest conditions may result in corn, soybean production moving north

If warming continues unabated in the Midwest, in 50 years we can expect the best conditions…

Spring Issue of OSCAR News Available

E-members of AMSAT-UK can now download the March 2020 edition of OSCAR News, issue 229, here.…

How many jobs do robots really replace?

In many parts of the U.S., robots have been replacing workers over the last few decades.…

Solar and wind energy sites mapped globally for the first time

Researchers have mapped the global locations of major renewable energy sites, providing a valuable resource to…

Single-crystal electrodes can speed up design of new battery systems

Scientists have created and tested a single-crystal electrode that promises to yield pivotal discoveries for advanced…

Water-splitting module a source of perpetual energy

Researchers have integrated high-efficiency solar cells and electrode catalysts into an efficient, low-cost device that splits…

Blood flows could be more turbulent than previously expected

Blood flow in the human body is generally assumed to be smooth due to its low…

Climate change has been influencing where tropical cyclones rage: study

While the global average number of tropical cyclones each year has not budged from 86 over…

Intensive farming increases risk of epidemics, warn scientists

Overuse of antibiotics, high animal numbers and low genetic diversity caused by intensive farming techniques increase…

Scholes finds novel magnetic field effect in diamagnetic molecules

The Princeton University Department of Chemistry publishes research this week proving that an applied magnetic field…