Mechanism behind XFEL-induced melting of diamond unveiled

The ultrafast melting of diamond under intense x-ray irradiation has been visualized for the first time…

Age-related stem cell dysfunction linked to eye-color gene

In a discovery with implications for colorectal cancer in humans, RIKEN geneticists have found that a…

Newly sequenced genome of extinct giant lemur sheds light on animal's biology

Using an unusually well-preserved subfossil jawbone, a team of researchers—led by Penn State and with a…

Low wages and gender wage gap contributed to women leaving the workforce during COVID-19

Nearly 350,000 Canadian women who lost their jobs during the pandemic hadn’t returned to work as…

Yellowstone is losing its snow as the climate warms, foretelling widespread problems for water and wildlife

When you picture Yellowstone National Park and its neighbor, Grand Teton, the snowcapped peaks and Old…

Viewing Earth from the Space Station

In this June 2021 image, our Sun’s glint beams off the Indian Ocean as the International…

Astronomers work out when the first stars shone

Called the “cosmic dawn”, this period happened between 250 and 350 million years after the Big…

Thomas and the blue marble

Image: A snap of ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet during the second spacewalk to upgrade the International…

Keeping homes and cities cool in extreme heat: Tips from Tucson

It’s not just you—it really has been absurdly hot in Tucson lately. Click here…

New research unearths importance of 'subterranean estuaries' to sustainable fishing and aquaculture industry

Pioneering research, led by a team from Trinity and the Marine Research Institute of the Spanish…