Spinning quantum dots

The name ‘quantum dots’ is given to particles of semiconducting materials that are so tiny—a few…

NASA, NOAA analyses reveal 2019 second warmest year on record

According to independent analyses by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Earth’s global…

Sub-national 'climate clubs' could offer key to combating climate change

‘Climate clubs’ offering membership for sub-national states, in addition to just countries, could speed up progress…

Climate change NGOs from rich countries dominate online conversation, study shows

As climate change threatens the world, governments and organizations from around the globe have banded together…

Taking the temperature of dark matter

Warm, cold, just right? Physicists are using gravitational lensing to take the temperature of dark matter,…

Researchers identify gene with functional role in aging of eye

Researchers say a gene known to be a biomarker of age plays a key role in…

Glimpses of fatherhood found in non-pair-bonding chimps

Although they have no way of identifying their biological fathers, male chimpanzees form intimate bonds with…

'The blob,' food supply squeeze to blame for largest seabird die-off

When nearly one million common murres died at sea and washed ashore from California to Alaska…

Pachacamac Idol of ancient Peru was symbolically painted

The Pachacamac Idol of ancient Peru was a multicolored and emblematic sacred icon worshiped for almost…

Neanderthals went underwater for their tools

Neanderthals collected clam shells and volcanic rock from the beach and coastal waters of Italy during…