Jupiter's Great Red Spot feeds on smaller storms

The stormy, centuries-old maelstrom of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot was shaken but not destroyed by a…

Perseverance Rover Will Be Naming Mars Landmarks In The Navajo Language

As the Perseverance Mars Rover maps out its new home, it will be naming landmarks in…

Researchers reveal the extent to which rivers across the country are losing flow to aquifers

Water is an ephemeral thing. It can emerge from an isolated spring, as if by magic,…

Global warming helps invasive species flourish—study models likely combined effects on ecosystems

Increased global temperatures help invasive species establish themselves in ecosystems, new research led by a Swansea…

Scientists discover the key to mitigating impact of artificial light at night in tropical forests

Artificial light at night (ALAN) is a major factor in global insect decline. In a paper…

Researchers create more accurate model of how some microbes search for nutrients

Many bacteria swim towards nutrients by rotating the helix-shaped flagella attached to their bodies. As they…

Uncovering the structure and gating mechanism of a7 protein

UT Southwestern researchers have identified the structure of a key member of a family of proteins…

Emblems of a city, the bats of Abidjan face troubled future

At evening’s twilight, the skies over Abidjan’s business quarter are darkened by bats squeaking their way…

Double-duty catalyst generates hydrogen fuel while cleaning up wastewater

Hydrogen is a pollution-free energy source when it’s extracted from water using sunlight instead of fossil…

A new view on plate tectonics

Along submarine mountain ranges, the mid-ocean ridges, forces from the Earth’s interior push tectonic plates apart,…