The historic St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan has activated a geothermal plant—part of a series of…
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Chemists reveal novel biocatalysts for bioactive alkaloid synthesis
Alkaloids are natural nitrogen-containing compounds produced by plants and microbes. These molecules, such as morphine and…
Engineers overcome a hurdle in growing a revolutionary optical metamaterial
When John Crocker, a professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering in the University of Pennsylvania's School…
Science vs. the sea lamprey
Of all the fishy predators in the Great Lakes, few are more destructive than the sea…
Colorado River flows will keep shrinking as climate warms
Warming in the 21st century reduced Colorado River flows by at least 0.5 million acre-feet, about…
New studies quantify the impacts of water use on diversity of fish and aquatic insects in NC streams
The health of fish and aquatic insects could be significantly affected by withdrawals of fresh water…
NASA’s SnowEx challenges the sensing techniques… ‘until they break’
A NASA-led team will kick off an ambitious airborne campaign to determine which combination of sensors…
Prediction: More gas-giants will be found orbiting Sun-like stars
New planetary formation models from Carnegie's Alan Boss indicate that there may be an undiscovered population…
Radiocarbon dating and DNA show ancient Puebloan leadership in the maternal line
Discovering who was a leader, or even if leaders existed, from the ruins of archaeological sites…
Scientists combine the ultra-fast with the ultra-small to pioneer microscopy at terahertz frequencies
For the first time ever, scientists have captured images of terahertz electron dynamics of a semiconductor…