US wildfire smoke deaths could double by 2100

A new study simulating the effects of wildfire smoke on human health finds continued increases in…

Diamond dust enables low-cost, high-efficiency magnetic field detection

Engineers have created a device that dramatically reduces the energy needed to power magnetic field detectors,…

Drought, conflict and migration in Kenya

A new study is the first to use a nationwide survey representing an entire country in…

Jumping genes drive sex chromosome changes in strawberries

The discovery shows that plant sex regions can 'jump' and indicates that the phenomenon may be…

Scientists find stable sea levels during last interglacial

The magnitude and trajectory of sea-level change during the Last Interglacial, more specifically Marine Isotope Stage…

Peatland carbon sinks at risk

Peatlands are extremely effective at storing carbon, but an international study has found climate change could…

Just seven photons can act like billions

A system made of just a handful of particles acts just like larger systems, allowing scientists…

Toward fusion power: Optimal magnetic fields for suppressing instabilities in tokamaks

Scientists have developed a new method for reducing instabilities in fusion plasmas without triggering a fresh…

Graphene enables clock rates in the terahertz range

Graphene is considered a promising candidate for the nanoelectronics of the future. In theory, it should…

New technique reveals how Zika virus interacts inside our cells

Scientists have developed a new technique that can determine how viruses interact with a host's own…