Study examines shifts in fertility rates among Generation X women

A new, Yale-led study examines shifts in fertility behaviors among Generation X women in the United…

The deeper these octopuses live, the wartier their skin

Deep beneath the ocean’s surface, surprisingly cute warty pink octopuses creep along the seafloor. But not…

Douglas Morton: Monitoring the Earth for a Brighter Future

Douglas Morton, chief of the Biospheric Sciences Laboratory at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt,…

Exoplanet and cosmology discoveries awarded Nobel Prize in Physics

ESA congratulates 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics laureates Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz, who have been…

Pressure runs high at edge of solar system

Out at the boundary of our solar system, pressure runs high. This pressure, the force plasma,…

BioAlchemy: Treating wastewater at the point of production

Treating wastewater is an arduous process relying on complex sewage systems and treatment plants. While this…

From 'weirdo' PhD stargazer to Nobel Physics laureate

As a student astronomer scanning the skies with homemade instruments a quarter of a century ago,…

Study reveals limitations of method for determining protein structure

A new study by chemists at the University of Arkansas shows that X-ray crystallography, the standard…

Cheap as chips: identifying plant genes to ensure food security

An international team of scientists led by the University of Goettingen has developed a new approach…

Many Europeans relatively unhappy with their employment status

Temporary or informally employed people are less satisfied with their lives than those with a permanent…