Can California better use winter storms to refill its aquifers?

The general long-term forecast for California as climate change intensifies: more frequent droughts, intermittently interrupted by…

'Boaty McBoatface' maps deep ocean water

The intrepid submarine has made its first significant discovery, say UK scientists. Click here…

Researcher explores the gendered social construction of exceptionalism in early adolescence

“Are boys better at school than girls?” Michela Musto, a postdoctoral fellow at the Clayman Institute,…

Ring resonators corner light

Researchers at the Joint Quantum Institute (JQI) have created the first silicon chip that can reliably…

Urban Air Mobility, Alternate Propulsion Among NASA Research at Aviation Forum

NASA’s cutting-edge aeronautics research will be the focus of agency discussions and demonstrations at this year’s…

Study explores how gossip spreads in social networks

How many different types of people—colleagues, friends, taxi drivers, etc.—should we hear a piece of information…

Supercomputers aid in novel simulations of gamma ray generation research

While intense magnetic fields are naturally generated by neutron stars, researchers have been striving to achieve…

Turning the switch on biofuels

Plant cell walls contain a renewable, nearly limitless supply of sugar that can be used in…

Here comes the sun: a new framework for artificial photosynthesis

Scientists have long sought to mimic the process by which plants make their own fuel using…

Human rights treaties benefit the world's most oppressed

International human rights treaties really do work, and they work most effectively against the most repressive…