The secret of classic Belgian beers? Medieval super yeasts!

An international team of scientists has discovered that some of the most renowned classic Belgian beers,…

How rat-eating monkeys help keep palm oil plants alive

Found as an ingredient in many processed and packaged foods, palm oil is the most widely…

How the brain dials up the volume to hear someone in a crowd

Our brains have a remarkable ability to pick out one voice from among many. Now, a…

Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Geophysical Activity Report and Forecast 21 October 2019

Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Geophysical Activity Report and Forecast 21 October 2019 Click here for…

Replacing coal with gas or renewables saves billions of gallons of water

The transition from coal to natural gas in the US electricity sector is reducing the industry’s…

Remarks by Vice President Pence at the 2019 International Astronautical Congress Opening Ceremony

Remarks by Vice President Pence at the 2019 International Astronautical Congress Opening Ceremony Click…

New deep-water coral discovered

A new octocoral species was recently discovered in a biodiversity hotspot and World Heritage Site in…

Humpback whale population on the rise after near miss with extinction

A new study finds that the western South Atlantic humpback population has grown to 25,000 whales.…

New way to think about brain's link to postpartum depression

Chronic stress during pregnancy triggers an immune response in the brain that has potential to alter…

Song-learning neurons identified in songbirds

A group of neurons called the corticobasal ganglia projecting neurons are important for vocal learning in…