Lianas more likely to infest smaller trees in Southeast Asian forests, transforming knowledge in understudied area

Woody climbing plants, known as lianas, are more likely to infest smaller trees in Malaysian forests…

The Paris Agreement — better measurement methods needed

The Paris Agreement says that we should reduce the emission of greenhouse gases to limit the…

Our brains 'time-stamp' sounds to process the words we hear

Our brains ‘time-stamp’ the order of incoming sounds, allowing us to correctly process the words that…

Very bright fireball over Portugal and Spain

A very bright fireball was observed over Portugal and Spain at 22:42 UTC on November 2,…

A total lunar eclipse is happening Tuesday — and it won't happen again for 3 years

A total lunar eclipse happens when the moon falls completely in the Earth’s shadow. (Image credit:…

Endangered Devils Hole pupfish is one of the most inbred animals known

Researchers have compiled the first genome sequences of desert pupfish from the American Southwest, including the…

Researchers seek to understand why vaccine responses vary from person to person

New findings from a meta-analysis examine the biological mechanisms responsible for why some people’s immune systems…

Oldest planetary debris in our galaxy found from new study

Astronomers have identified the oldest star in our galaxy that is accreting debris from orbiting planetesimals,…

Meteorite impact investigated as a possible cause of fire that destroyed a house in California, U.S.

A family’s house in Nevada County, California caught fire after several witnesses described a bright ball…

Bright Taurid fireball off the coast of Massachusetts and Rhode Island, U.S.

A bright Taurid fireball was seen off the coast of Massachusetts and Rhode Island at 01:05…