Mexican marijuana traffickers are poisoning California forests with a banned pesticide, officials say

California law enforcement has learned that Mexican drug traffickers are using a dangerous pesticide banned in…

ISS Daily Summary Report – 8/22/2019

60 Soyuz (60S) Uncrewed Launch: 60S launched nominally last night from Baikonur Cosmodrome. Roscosmos currently has…

Amazonian Fires Continue Shrouding South America in Smoke

Smoke from the fires raging in in the Amazon basin is clearly visible across much of…

New study reveals carbon nanotubes measurement possible for the first time

Swansea University scientists have reported a new approach to measuring the conductivity between identical carbon nanotubes…

Researchers get first microscopic look at a tiny phenomenon with big potential implications

Matter behaves differently when it’s tiny. At the nanoscale, electric current cuts through mountains of particles,…

Where are new stars born? NASA's Webb Telescope will investigate

When it comes to making new stars, the party is almost over in the present-day universe.…

Detecting hydrothermal vents in volcanic lakes

Geothermal manifestations at Earth’s surface can be mapped and characterized by a variety of well-established exploration…

Water availability determines carbon uptake under climate warming: study

Increasing atmospheric CO2 concentration is the leading cause of greenhouse effects and global warming. Notably, rapid…

Hundreds of Pyrenees livestock farmers protest predator bears

Hundreds of Spanish livestock farmers staged a protest Thursday in the Pyrenees town of Ainsa against…

Wildlife meeting backs more protection for giraffes

Wildlife-supporting countries on Thursday backed regulating international trade in giraffes in a bid to offer more…