Evidence of Ice Age human migrations from China to the Americas and Japan

Scientists have used mitochondrial DNA to trace a female lineage from northern coastal China to the…

Extracting the best flavor from coffee

Researchers explore the role of uneven coffee extraction using a simple mathematical model. They split the…

Meteorite impact: Metallic object believed to be a meteorite hits home in New Jersey

On May 8, 2023, just after 13:00 LT, a metallic object, believed to be a meteorite,…

Viruses could reshuffle the carbon cycle in a warming world

The roles microbes play in ecosystems are changing with global warming. Microbes are also affected by…

Scientists develop gene silencing DNA enzyme that can target a single molecule

Researchers have developed a DNA enzyme — or DNAzyme — that can distinguish between two RNA…

Cleanup of inactive Gulf of Mexico wells estimated at $30 billion

A new article examines the cost to plug 14,000 wells that are inactive, have not produced…

Atmospheric research provides clear evidence of human-caused climate change signal associated with CO2 increases

New research provides clear evidence of a human ‘fingerprint’ on climate change and shows that specific…

Researchers discover a cause of rapid ice melting in Greenland

While conducting a study of Petermann Glacier in northwest Greenland, researchers uncovered a previously unseen way…

Webb looks for Fomalhaut's asteroid belt and finds much more

Astronomers used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to image the warm dust around a nearby young…

Smallest shifting fastest: Bird species body size predicts rate of change in a warming world

Birds across the Americas are getting smaller and longer-winged as the world warms, and the smallest-bodied…