Oceanographers predict increase in phytoplankton by 2100

A neural network-driven Earth system model has led University of California, Irvine oceanographers to a surprising…

Patterns of thinning of Antarctica's biggest glacier are opposite to previously observed

Using the latest satellite technology from the European Space Agency (ESA), scientists from the University of…

Research suggests benefits of conservation efforts may not yet be fully visible

The time it takes for species to respond to conservation measures—known as an ‘ecological time lag’…

Another reason to reduce man-made ozone: To cool a warming planet

While elected officials in the U.S. debate a proposed “Green New Deal” and U.S. President Donald…

New look at odd holes involved in taste, Alzheimer's, asthma

Many cells are covered with mysterious large holes, pores that have been associated with the sense…

Current model for storing nuclear waste is incomplete

The materials the United States and other countries plan to use to store high-level nuclear waste…

Topological defects produce exotic mechanics in complex metamaterials

Metamaterials have properties that depend on their shape and architecture. Researchers at AMOLF, Leiden University and…

Ecofriendly catalyst for converting methane into useful gases using light instead of heat

Methane is present in the natural gas that is abundant in the Earth’s crust, and has…

CryoSat sheds new light on Antarctica’s biggest glacier

Ice loss from Pine Island Glacier has contributed more to sea-level rise over the past four…

Cosmic records

Image: ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano (middle) and NASA astronaut Drew Morgan (left) work on get-ahead tasks…