Shutdown of coal-fired plants in US saves lives and improves crop yields

The decommissioning of coal-fired power plants in the continental United States has reduced nearby pollution and…

Gravitational wave mystery could be a sign of a new kind of black hole

A neutron star has produced gravitational waves after colliding with an unknown object – it could…

NASA finds heavy rain potential in Tropical Cyclone Blake

NASA’s Aqua satellite provided a near visible image and analyzed the cloud top temperatures in Tropical…

Genes controlling mycorrhizal colonization discovered in soybean

Like most plants, soybeans pair up with soil fungi in a symbiotic mycorrhizal relationship. In exchange…

Specifying irrigation needs for container-grown plants

A study at the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences examined the efficiency…

NASA Planet Hunter Finds Earth-Size Habitable-Zone World

The planet, TOI 700d, is the first Earth-size habitable-zone planet discovered by NASA’s Transiting…

Scientists find new way to sustainably make chemicals by copying nature's tricks

Researchers have copied the way organisms produce toxic chemicals without harming themselves, paving the way for…

Collaborative conservation approach for endangered reef fish yields dramatic results

A new study from researchers at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California…

Poplars genetically modified not to harm air quality grow as well as non-modified trees

Field trials in the Northwest and Southwest show that poplar trees can be genetically modified to…

A better estimate of water-level rise in the Ganges delta

For the first time, scientists have provided reliable regional estimates of land subsidence and water-level rise…