Giant planets cast a deadly pall

Giant gas planets can be agents of chaos, ensuring nothing lives on their Earth-like neighbors around…

Humans are disrupting natural 'salt cycle' on a global scale, new study shows

A new paper revealed that human activities are making Earth’s air, soil and freshwater saltier, which…

Microplastics' shape determines how far they travel in the atmosphere

Micron-size microplastic debris can be carried by the jet stream across oceans and continents, and their…

New frequency comb can identify molecules in 20-nanosecond snapshots

Researchers have developed a device that can detect the presence of specific molecules in a sample…

Accelerating AI tasks while preserving data security

SecureLoop is a new search engine that can identify an optimal design for a deep neural…

The Crab Nebula seen in new light by NASA's Webb

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has gazed at the Crab Nebula, a supernova remnant located 6,500…

Cultural adaptation to climate change

Examining how human culture evolves in response to a changing environment may help with creating more…

Soy expansion in Brazil linked to increase in childhood leukemia deaths

Brazil’s rapid expansion of soy production has meant an associated rise in pesticide use. Researchers found…

Amazon deforestation linked to long distance climate warming

Deforestation in the Amazon causes land surfaces up to 100 kilometers away to get warmer, suggests…

The brain may learn about the world the same way some computational models do

New studies support the idea that the brain uses a process similar to a machine-learning approach…