Engineered wood grows stronger while trapping carbon dioxide

Scientists have figured out a way to engineer wood to trap carbon dioxide through a potentially…

European summer droughts since 2015 were most severe over centuries — but multi-year droughts also happened in the past

The 2015–2018 summer droughts have been exceptional in large parts of Western and Central Europe over…

Study quantifies global impact of electricity in dust storms on Mars

Mars is infamous for its intense dust storms, some of which kick up enough dust to…

How a record-breaking copper catalyst converts CO2 into liquid fuels

Researchers have made real-time movies of copper nanoparticles as they evolve to convert carbon dioxide and…

Scientists reengineer cancer drugs to be more versatile

Scientists enlist widely used cancer therapy systems to control gene expression in mammalian cells, a feat…

Engineers discover a new way to control atomic nuclei as 'qubits'

Researchers propose a new approach to making qubits, the basic units in quantum computing, and controlling…

Proposed quantum device may succinctly realize emergent particles such as the Fibonacci anyon

Tenacity has taken a roadblock and turned it into a possible route to the development of…

Before global warming, was the Earth cooling down or heating up?

A review article addresses a conflict between models and evidence, known as the Holocene global temperature…

Microbes play a key role in unleashing 'forever chemicals' from recycled-waste fertilizer

‘Forever chemicals’ are everywhere — water, soil, crops, animals, the blood of 97% of Americans —…

How to make hydrogen straight from seawater — no desalination required

Researchers have developed a cheaper and more energy-efficient way to make hydrogen directly from seawater, in…