Likelihood of dieting success lies within your tweets

There is a direct link between a person's attitude on social media and the likelihood that…

New design for longer lasting night-vision cameras

With the amazing ability to survey areas in complete darkness, night-vision cameras have revolutionized the security…

Over time, nuisance flooding can cost more than extreme, infrequent events

Global climate change is being felt in many coastal communities of the United States, not always…

NASA sees development of South Pacific’s Tropical Cyclone Bart

Tropical Cyclone Bart has developed in the Southern Pacific Ocean, and NASA's Aqua satellite captured an…

Historic Manhattan cathedral activates eco-friendly power

The historic St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan has activated a geothermal plant—part of a series of…

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…