Speedy recovery: New corn performs better in cold

Around the world, each person eats an average of 70 pounds of corn each year, with…

Scientists find record warm water in Antarctica, pointing to cause behind troubling glacier melt

A team of scientists has observed, for the first time, the presence of warm water at…

Monitoring intermediates in CO2 conversion to formate by metal catalyst

The production of formate from CO2 is considered an attractive strategy for the long-term storage of…

Inouye Solar Telescope Shows Highest Resolution Images of the Sun

A new telescope in Hawaii takes aim at our nearest star and its mysteries. …

Report highlights perils of the digital gig economy

From hidden costs and poor wages to the pressures of being constantly available and lack of…

Faced with high smog levels, Milan to ban cars on Sunday

Milan will ban cars from driving within the city on Sunday, a measure aimed at tackling…

'Karoo firewalkers': Dinosaurs braved South Africa's land of lava

About 183 million years ago during the early part of the Jurassic Period, enormous amounts of…

Berlin's panda twins ready for public debut

Two panda cubs born at Berlin Zoo last year charmed local media on Wednesday, a day…

Two defunct satellites speed toward possible collision

Two decommissioned satellites sped towards each other Wednesday at a combined speed of almost 33,000 miles…

NASA shutting down space telescope, infrared eyes to cosmos

NASA is pulling the plug on one of its great observatories—the Spitzer Space Telescope—after 16 years…