Textbooks could be free if universities rewarded professors for writing them

Some student organizationshave endorsed the social media campaign #textbookbroke to draw attention to the burdens placed…

Climate explained: why Mars is cold despite an atmosphere of mostly carbon dioxide

If tiny concentrations of carbon dioxide can hold enough heat to create a global warming impact…

First stars that could significantly perturb comet motion are finally found

First stars that could significantly perturb comet motion are finally found Click here for…

Making life-or-death decisions is very hard – here's how we've taught people to do it better

When faced with a rapidly advancing fire threatening a community, it can be hard to know…

Researchers demonstrate the effectiveness of a plasma reactor for the treatment of water

Civilian researchers completed a two-week field demonstration here Sept. 25 using an innovative plasma technology to…

Electrodeposited surfaces with reversibly switching interfacial properties

Materials engineering technologies aim to control wettability and liquid repellence of material surfaces for diverse applications…

The human body never truly disappears—finding the remnants of a tragic end can help us uncover atrocities

The dead are never really gone. In archaeology and the forensic sciences, that’s quite literally true.…

Why PhDs are good—for individuals, and for a country

What is the value of a Ph.D.? Is there a need in a developing world country…

Nature might be better than tech at reducing air pollution

Adding plants and trees to the landscapes near factories and other pollution sources could reduce air…

Dusty star-forming galaxy MAMBO-9 investigated in detail

Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), an international team of astronomers has conducted detailed observations…