Shifts in deep geologic structure may have magnified great 2011 Japan tsunami

On March 11, 2011, a magnitude 9 earthquake struck under the seabed off Japan—the most powerful…

California's strict air quality regulations help farmers prosper, study finds

Farmers in California’s Central Valley are not known for their love of government regulations, but those…

Love rivals risk having offspring with a greater number of harmful mutations

Males that face tougher competition for females risk having offspring with a greater number of harmful…

New study reveals early evolution of cortex

Research on the lamprey brain has enabled researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden to push the…

Research uses simulation game to alter beliefs about poverty

In advancing research to tackle the problem of burgeoning global economic inequality, researchers at Simon Fraser…

PIA23801: Massive Beauty

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Understanding our interconnected world and COVID-19

In his pathbreaking 1971 book, Barry Commoner outlined his enduring and succinct four laws of ecology:…

NOAA SWPC Space Weather Outlook #20-11 16 March 2020

NOAA SWPC Space Weather Outlook #20-11 16 March 2020 Click here for original story,…

How to argue with a racist: Five myths debunked

Stereotypes and myths about race are not just used by racists. Here’s how to debunk five…

Australia's most livable regional cities revealed

Victoria is home to Australia’s most livable regional cities—Ballarat, Bendigo and Geelong—according to new research that…