New binocular Nova Cas 2021 flares in Cassiopeia

It began, as all modern astronomical alerts seem to, with one tweet, then two. Early on…

Climate change is feeding our plants junk food

The human-led climate crisis has begun to impact our world in profound ways. Click…

Neglected species: 'Living fossil' sturgeon on the brink of extinction

Depending on your political affiliation, the words “Sturgeon in peril” may fill you with delight, despair…

Stranded endangered false killer whale divulges a dietary first

Researchers found something unexpected inside a rare false killer whale that stranded dead on Maui in…

Kate Rubins Works to Upgrade the Space Station

This image, taken on March 5, 2021, shows NASA astronaut Kate Rubins during a spacewalk to…

Scientists study potential volcanic impacts on future global land monsoon precipitation changes

Scientists have found global precipitation significantly decreased in the year following large volcanic eruptions, as evidenced…

Research reveals mechanism of salinity tolerance in Italian ryegrass

Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum) is a widely cultivated forage with excellent quality, high yield, good palatability…

Landsat satellite data warns of harmful algal blooms

Come summer, Utahns will flock to the state’s lakes and reservoirs to boat, swim and picnic…

Natural variations help resolve a climate puzzle

New research shows that naturally occurring climate variations help to explain a long-standing difference between climate…

Keeping track of spacecraft as Earth's water alters its spin

Mass is constantly being redistributed around our planet, as Earth’s atmosphere, oceans and other bodies of…