How rock expands near soil surface in Southern Sierra Nevada

Weathering of subsurface rock in the Southern Sierra Nevada Mountains of California occurs due more to…

Closing in on 'holy grail' of room temperature quantum computing chips

To process information, photons must interact. However, these tiny packets of light want nothing to do…

Platinum-graphene fuel cell catalysts show superior stability over bulk platinum

Films of platinum only two atoms thick supported by graphene could enable fuel cell catalysts with…

Green light given to fruit fly's color preference

Researchers have made two unexpected discoveries. First, they found that, given a choice, fruit flies are…

Cutting emissions gradually will avert sudden jump in warming

Steadily reducing fossil fuel emissions over coming years will prevent millions of premature deaths and help…

Grizzly research reveals remarkable genetic regulation during hibernation

New RNA sequencing-based genetic research shows grizzlies express a larger number of genes in preparation for,…

Deadline Closing for Names to Fly on NASA's Next Mars Rover

You have until Sept. 30 to send your names to Mars aboard the Mars…

Giving birth two million years ago was 'relatively easy'

Why is human childbirth so long and difficult? Scientists may have the answer from studying fossils. …

Climate change: Warming to drive 'robust increase' in UK flooding

A new study shows that there’s a higher probability for extreme flooding on UK coasts as…

Distant asteroid calamity shaped life on Earth 466 million years ago

The cataclysmic asteroid impact off Mexico’s coast that doomed the dinosaurs 66 million years ago was…