Scientists unlock the secrets of glacier-fed streams, from Greenland to Switzerland

The field scientists working on the Vanishing Glaciers project aren’t afraid of heights. They climb to…

Computational tool for materials physics growing in popularity

A new piece of software developed at Caltech makes it easier to study the behavior of…

Lessons from the past: Protecting women and girls from violence during COVID-19 

COVID-19 has impacted women and girls around the globe in adverse ways. However, little attention has…

DNA methylation from bacteria and microbiome using nanopore technology

Bacterial DNA methylation occurs in diverse sequence contexts and plays important functional roles in cellular defense…

Study reveals uncertainty in how much carbon the ocean absorbs over time

The ocean’s “biological pump” describes the many marine processes that work to take up carbon dioxide…

Ozone pollution harms maize crops, study finds

Although stratospheric ozone protects us by filtering out the sun’s ultraviolet radiation, tropospheric ozone is a…

Drought is back. But Southern California faces less pain than Northern California

Drought is returning to California as a second, consecutive parched winter draws to a close in…

Watch Next Space Station Crew Launch Live on NASA TV, NASA App

Watch Next Space Station Crew Launch Live on NASA TV, NASA App Click here…

This hydrogen fuel machine could be the ultimate guide to self-improvement

Scientists have uncovered an extraordinary self-improving property that transforms an ordinary semiconductor into a highly efficient…

Masks, ventilation stop COVID spread better than social distancing, study shows

A new study suggests that masks and a good ventilation system are more important than social…