Satellite sees smoke from multiple fires in New Mexico

The U.S. Forest Service’s Gila National Forest reported four naturally caused fires on July 4, 2019,…

Arizona's Whiting Knoll fire seen by NASA-NOAA satellite

The Whiting Knoll fire burning in east central Arizona is generating enough smoke to be seen…

NASA-NOAA satellite catches Hurricane Barbara's closing eye

Hurricane Barbara continued to track west through the Eastern Pacific Ocean when NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite…

Supercomputer shows 'Chameleon Theory' could change how we think about gravity

Supercomputer simulations of galaxies have shown that Einstein’s theory of General Relativity might not be the…

Gene-editing enzymes in action

For the first time, scientists have captured high-resolution, three-dimensional images of an enzyme in the process…

Composition of human skin microbiome can be modulated

Scientists have demonstrated the use of living bacteria to modulate skin microbiome composition. Mixtures of different…

Climate change and deforestation together push tropical species towards extinction

Only 38 per cent of tropical forest is ‘wildlife friendly’ as a result of deforestation, increasing…

Cave secrets unlocked to show past drought and rainfall patterns

Global trends in cave waters identify how stalagmites reveal past rainfall and drought patterns. …

Producing graphene from carbon dioxide

The general public knows the chemical compound of carbon dioxide as a greenhouse gas in the…

Exploiting green tides thanks to a marine bacterium

Ulvan is the principal component of Ulva or “sea lettuce” which causes algal blooms (green tides).…