Study reveals Earth and Moon aren't made of same stuff, challenging prevailing theory of how the Moon formed

A new study conducted by scientists at the University of New Mexico (UNM) revealed that the…

Natural habitat around farms a win for strawberry growers, birds and consumers

Conserving natural habitat around strawberry fields can help protect growers’ yields, their bottom line and the…

Understanding how monomer sequence affects conductance in 'molecular wires'

Researchers in the Schroeder and Moore groups at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have published…

New flood damage framework helps planners prepare for sea-level rise

Scientists agree that sea levels will continue to rise this century, but projections beyond 2050 are…

Researchers find new minor planets beyond Neptune

Using data from the Dark Energy Survey (DES), researchers have found more than 300 trans-Neptunian objects…

Genetics research sheds light on 'dark' portion of genome

Just as there is a mysterious dark matter that accounts for 85 percent of our universe,…

Bumblebees hate pumpkin pollen, which may help pumpkins

When it comes to feeding on pollen, honeybees and bumblebees are generalists. They like a buffet…

Magic twist angles of graphene sheets identified

Graphene is 200 times stronger than steel and can be as much as 6 times lighter.…

New minor planets found beyond Neptune

Using data from the Dark Energy Survey, researchers have found and cataloged more than 300 minor…

NASA Selects Universities for Collaborative Development of Small Spacecraft Technologies

Nine university teams will collaborate with NASA to advance small spacecraft technologies that will help pave…