Researchers create water-degradable plastic combining starch and cellulose

The main cause of marine debris accumulation is the dumping of plastic waste into the oceans,…

Simple framework helps future ocean studies

A range of information is collated through a simple framework that will help marine scientists to…

A new tool for identifying climate-adaptive coral reefs

Climate change is threatening the world’s coral reefs, and saving them all will prove impossible. A…

How digital humanities can help in a pandemic

With the onset of the COVID-19 outbreak, there is a race against the clock to implement…

Christmas Island discovery redraws map of life

The world’s animal distribution map will need to be redrawn and textbooks updated, after researchers discovered…

NASA leadership assessing mission impacts of coronavirus

To protect the health and safety of the NASA workforce as the nation responds to coronavirus…

How coronavirus could impact futures of students entering high school, college

School closures prompted by the coronavirus pandemic have sent families scrambling for solutions—balancing their work schedules…

V2455 Cyg is a high amplitude Delta Scuti star, new observations suggest

Using the Research Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics of Maragha (RIAAM) Observatory, Iranian astronomers have performed…

Glacier loss likely to continue with ongoing effects of climate change, possible impact from bushfires

Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington and NIWA scientists are exploring the ongoing effects of climate…

Aftershocks rattle Croatian capital a day after strong quake

Croatia has experienced a series of aftershocks a day after a strong earthquake caused widespread damage…