Winter monsoons became stronger during geomagnetic reversal

New evidence suggests that high-energy particles from space known as galactic cosmic rays affect the Earth’s…

New study analyzes land tenure in Ghana

In August 2018, the local government of Accra, Ghana, in West Africa, appropriated 1,800 homes for…

Being certain about uncertainty

Non-scientists—legislators, judges and juries—are often called upon to reach scientific conclusions. Click here for…

Every dog has its day, but it's not the Fourth of July

The Fourth of July can be a miserable day for dogs. The fireworks make scaredy-cats out…

NASA's ECOSTRESS maps European heat wave from space

Europe’s massive heat wave is on its way out—and it’s leaving a slew of broken temperature…

Scientists scramble to build payload for 2021 moon landing

Scavenging spare parts and grabbing off-the-shelf hardware, University of California, Berkeley, space scientists are in a…

The 'freak wave' myth

As a nation “girt by sea,” Australians live with the joy and risks of the ocean. …

Managing Freshwater Across the United States

NASA researchers combine observations with sophisticated models to better understand the flow of freshwater and support…

Edmunds weighs pros and cons of in-car personal assistants

In the near future, get ready to do a lot more talking to your car. Smartphone…

Inhibition of HER2 on tumor cells by molecularly imprinted nanoparticles

A particularly aggressive, metastasizing form of cancer, HER2-positive breast cancer, may be treated with nanoscopic particles…