What does Trump actually believe on climate change?

He has called it all of these things: “mythical”, “a hoax”, not a hoax, and “a…

Why cells need acidic lysosomes

Just like the body contains lungs, liver, and lymph nodes, so does each of the body’s…

NASA Administrator Names Director for Center in Maryland

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine has named Dennis Andrucyk director of its Goddard Space Flight Center in…

Climate hazard scientists connect 2018's Four Corners drought directly to human-caused climate change

The western United States has experienced such intense droughts over the past decade that technical descriptions…

Data from behind enemy lines: How Russia may have used Twitter to seize Crimea

Online discourse by users of social media can provide important clues about the political dispositions of…

Can I mix those chemicals? There's an app for that!

Improperly mixed chemicals cause a shocking number of fires, explosions, and injuries in laboratories, businesses, and…

Keeping guns away from potential mass shooters

The United States currently averages 20 mass shootings per year. Researchers from Michigan State University measured…

Astronomers detect large amounts of oxygen in ancient star's atmosphere

An international team of astronomers from the University of California San Diego, the Instituto de Astrofísica…

New experimental vaccine for African swine fever virus shows promise

Government and academic investigators have developed a vaccine against African swine fever that appears to be…

Making 'lemonade': Chance observation leads to study of microbial bloom formation

A scientific discovery often starts with a chance observation made by open minds who realize its…