A prehistoric climate feedback loop

Against the backdrop of a rapidly warming planet, the need to better understand the nature and…

What older adults do while they sit affects dementia risk

What we do while we sit matters. New research indicates seniors engaged in sedentary passive behaviors…

What happens to sweat in outer space (Hint: There's no gravity to help it drip away)

Humans’ ability to sweat is useful on Earth — but when people go up into space,…

Nicole Mann will be the 1st Native woman in space

NPR’s Ari Shapiro talks with NASA astronaut Nicole Mann, a member of the Wailacki of the…

Brushing thin films onto electrodes preserves batteries

Brushing powdered phosphorus and sulfur into lithium anodes helps keep them from forming damaging dendrites in…

Hopes of a new curative treatment for children with neuroblastoma

Children who suffer a relapse of the aggressive cancer known as neuroblastoma have small chances of…

Efficient carbon dioxide reduction under visible light with a novel, inexpensive catalyst

A novel coordination polymer-based photocatalyst for CO2 reduction exhibits unprecedented performance, giving scientists new hope in…

A quantum pump without the crank

Physicists demonstrate how atoms can be pumped through a synthetic crystal without having to apply any…

Hepatitis C drugs may reduce PTSD symptoms

A new study found that the medication combination glecaprevir and pibrentasvir had the strongest association with…

Genetic score detects those at risk for sudden cardiac death

Researchers are one step closer to identifying patients at highest risk for developing sudden cardiac death…