Ground beneath Thwaites Glacier mapped

The ground beneath Antarctica’s most vulnerable glacier has now been mapped, helping scientists to better understand…

Biological cleanup discovered for certain 'forever chemicals'

Chemical and environmental engineering scientists have identified two species of bacteria found in soil that break…

Four ways to advance equity and justice goals in climate action planning

Municipal climate action plans often identify equity and justice as goals, but engagement with these concepts…

Actively reducing noise by ionizing air

Scientists show that a thin layer of plasma, created by ionizing air, could be promising as…

How the flu virus hacks our cells

Influenza epidemics, caused by influenza A or B viruses, result in acute respiratory infection. They kill…

Plants can distinguish when touch starts and stops, study suggests

Even without nerves, plants can sense when something touches them and when it lets go, a…

Color-changing material shows when medications get too warm

Some foods and medicines, such as many COVID-19 vaccines, must be kept cold. As a step…

Eat right, live longer: Could a moderate protein diet be the coveted elixir of youth?

Consuming nutritious food can improve metabolic health and delay aging. But what are the appropriate quantities…

Fairy tales offer accessible ways to communicate energy research in the social sciences to help tackle climate change

A team of researchers has been developing accessible and creative means of communicating sustainability research from…

Saved from extinction, Southern California's Channel Island Foxes now face new threat to survival

Starting in the 1990s, Island Fox populations began to dwindle due to an outbreak of canine…