Who dominates the discourse of the past?

Male academics, who comprise less than 10 percent of North American archaeologists, write the vast majority…

Study shows improved estimates of Brazilian Amazon gains and losses

A University of Oklahoma-led study generated improved annual maps of tropical forest cover in the Brazilian…

Numerical model pinpoints source of precursor to seismic signals

Numerical simulations have pinpointed the source of acoustic signals emitted by stressed faults in laboratory earthquake…

Space mining kits blast off for tests in orbit

Astronauts are to test the world’s first space mining devices, in an advance that could open…

NASA takes tropical storm Flossie's temperature

NASA’s Aqua satellite took the temperature of Tropical Storm Flossie as it continued to strengthen and…

NASA tropical storm Erick strengthening

Infrared imagery from NASA’s Aqua satellite revealed a stronger Tropical Storm Erick in the Eastern Pacific…

Researchers predict global energy needs will increase 25% by 2050

Many of the consequences of climate change are well reported in the press: rising seas, more…

Three newly discovered exoplanets orbit a star 73 light years away

Three new planets, which orbit a star situated 73 light years away from Earth, have been…

Origin of life: The importance of interfaces

Tiny gas-filled bubbles in the porous rock found around hot springs are thought to have played…

Engineers use heat-free tech for flexible electronics; print metal on flowers, gelatin

Researchers are using liquid-metal particles to print electronic lines and traces on rose petals, leaves, paper,…