Saving moths may be just as important as saving the bees

Night-time pollinators such as moths may visit just as many plants as bees, and should also…

River diversions may cause microplastics to remain longer on land and in streams before reaching oceans

Diverting streams and rivers to irrigate crops or provide drinking water may significantly extend the time…

Microbes key to sequestering carbon in soil

Microbes are by far the most important factor in determining how much carbon is stored in…

Study shows promising treatment for tinnitus

A double-blind randomized clinical trial of a device aimed at silencing the phantom sounds of tinnitus…

The other side of the story: How evolution impacts the environment

Researchers show that an evolutionary change in the length of lizards’ legs can have a significant…

NASA's Webb Space Telescope peers behind bars

A delicate tracery of dust and bright star clusters threads across this image from the James…

Dying stars' cocoons could be new source of gravitational waves

Although astrophysicists theoretically should be able to detect gravitational waves from a single, non-binary source, they…

Early universe crackled with bursts of star formation, Webb shows

Among the most fundamental questions in astronomy is: How did the first stars and galaxies form?…

Very bright fireball, sonic boom over Auckland, New Zealand

A bright fireball followed by a sonic boom was seen over North Island, New Zealand at…

Buckle up! A new class of materials is here

Would you rather run into a brick wall or into a mattress? For most people, the…