New study compares floodplain protection today to predicted future flood losses

A new study by scientists from The Nature Conservancy (TNC), the University of Bristol and flood…

Scientists show evolutionary principle in microbes of offshore Southern California

In the waves offshore of Southern California, germ warfare occurs in a struggle as old as…

Newly identified jet-stream pattern could imperil global food supplies, says study

Scientists have identified systematic meanders in the globe-circling northern jet stream that have caused simultaneous crop-damaging…

ISS Daily Summary Report – 12/09/2019

Rodent Research-19 (RR-19): The crew Installed four Rodent Habitats into the Express racks 1 and 2A.…

Speedy and precise multicolor imaging of biomolecules now possible

For the first time, researchers can track biological molecules with unprecedented speed and precision thanks to…

Helping plant nurseries reduce runoff

You may have heard how excess nutrients, such as phosphorus, can run off of crop fields.…

Corals survive to tell the tale of Earth's newest island eruption

Scientists say coral reefs on a tiny island in the South Pacific have shown incredible resilience…

Has physics ever been deterministic?

Researchers have proposed a new interpretation of classical physics without real numbers. This new study challenges…

How centipedes navigate through land and water

Centipedes not only walk on land but also swim in water. Researchers have, for the first…

Laser scanning leads to 3-D rendering of Robber's Cave

As bits of Robber’s Cave history fade to folklore, the thousands of engravings that crowd its…