Over a century of Arctic sea ice volume reconstructed with help from historic ships' logs

A new study provides a 110-year record of the total volume of Arctic sea ice, using…

88 percent decline of big freshwater animals

Scientists have now quantified the global decline of big freshwater animals: From 1970 to 2012, global…

Tobacco plant 'stickiness' aids helpful insects, plant health

Researchers show beneficial relationship between ‘sticky’ tobacco plants and helpful insects that consume tobacco pests. …

Potential treatment target for Crohn's disease

Crohn’s Disease is a form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in which the body’s own immune…

New process discovered to completely degrade flame retardant in the environment

A team of environmental scientists has for the first time used a dynamic, two-step process to…

Implantable 3D blastocyst-like embryonic structure generated from mouse stem cells

Researchers have generated 3D blastocyst-like structures from stem cells. The study shows that the blastocyst-like structures…

Simulation of the 2018 Global Dust Storm on Mars Using the NASA Ames Mars GCM: A Multi-Tracer Approach

Simulation of the 2018 Global Dust Storm on Mars Using the NASA Ames Mars GCM: A…

Comet C/2018 V1 (Machholz-Fujikawa-Iwamoto): dislodged from the Oort Cloud or coming from interstellar space?

Comet C/2018 V1 (Machholz-Fujikawa-Iwamoto): dislodged from the Oort Cloud or coming from interstellar space? …

Economic Power, Population, and the Size of Astronomical Community

Economic Power, Population, and the Size of Astronomical Community Click here for original story,…

Bacteria on tumors influences immune response and survival of patients with pancreatic cancer

Researchers find tumor microbiome influences immune response and patient survival in pancreatic cancer. Study points to…