Increased droughts are disrupting carbon-capturing soil microbes, concerning ecologists

Soil stores more carbon than plants and the atmosphere combined, and soil microbes are largely responsible…

Wonder material graphene claims yet another superlative

Researchers report record-high magnetoresistance that appears in graphene under ambient conditions. Click here for…

How skates learned to fly through water

Genes are not the only drivers of evolution. The iconic fins of skates are caused by…

The brain's support cells may play a key role in OCD

A type of cell usually characterized as the brain’s support system appears to play an important…

Humans need Earth-like ecosystem for deep-space living

Can humans endure long-term living in deep space? The answer is a lukewarm maybe, according to a new…

Asteroid 2023 GQ flew past Earth at 0.35 LD

A newly-detected asteroid designated 2023 GQ flew past Earth at a distance of 0.35 LD /…

How road rage really affects your driving — and the self-driving cars of the future

New research has identified characteristics of aggressive driving — which impact both road users and the…

Lightning strike creates phosphorus material

A lightning strike in New Port Richey, Florida, led to a chemical reaction creating a new…

Perfume component helps lure male moth pests

A small amount of a perfume component — nonanal — added to a traditional blend of…

New findings that map the universe's cosmic growth support Einstein's theory of gravity

Research by the Atacama Cosmology Telescope collaboration has culminated in a groundbreaking new image that reveals…