Wildfire is transforming some forestlands into shrublands, a new study finds. The results suggest these forests,…
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Plant diversity a casualty of high-severity wildfires
Sierra Nevada forests are losing plant diversity due to high-severity fires, according to a study from…
Pioneering red light-activated anti-tumor prodrug reduces side effects
Most of the current clinical anti-tumor drugs used in chemotherapy move around in the patient’s blood…
New organic compounds found in Enceladus ice grains
New kinds of organic compounds, the ingredients of amino acids, have been detected in the plumes…
Stanford-made exhibit plunges people in the world of microbes
Wandering through the exhibits of the Exploratorium science museum in San Francisco in spring 2018, visitors…
Andromeda galaxy ate several dwarf galaxies in two-course lunch
Our nearest major galaxy, Andromeda, has eaten several smaller galaxies over its lifetime. Now we have…
Scientists recreate in flies the mutations that let monarch butterfly eat toxic milkweed with impunity
The fruit flies in Noah Whiteman’s lab may be hazardous to your health. Click…
The violent history of the big galaxy next door
Astronomers have pieced together the cannibalistic past of our neighbouring large galaxy Andromeda, which has now…
The imperial units error that downed a multi-million-dollar Mars probe
20 years ago, NASA’s Mars Climate Orbiter dived too deep and was crushed in Mars’s atmosphere.…
How to measure light pollution where you live by counting stars
If you’re an urban stargazer it helps to know how much light pollution there is in…