Research explores why people are more likely to change ethnicity

Changing your ethnicity multiple times throughout your life: that’s not all that absurd for millions of…

Composite embankment with L-shaped, two-phase, closed thermosyphons influences permafrost deformation: Study

Climate change and engineering disturbance cause degradation of permafrost, which affects infrastructure stability and transportation safety.…

When homes flood, who retreats and to where? The average move is only seven miles, and race plays a role

After Hurricane Ida hit New Orleans in 2021, Kirt Talamo, a fourth-generation Louisianan, decided it was…

Museum exhibit in Norway reveals new details on Neanderthals

No one knows what happened when we, Homo sapiens, first encountered the Neanderthals. But we know…

Climate change likely led to violence in early Andean populations

Climate change in current times has created problems for humans such as wildfires and reduced growing…

Researchers demonstrate direct comparison of spin-squeezed optical lattice clocks at record precision level

Although today’s best optical atomic clocks can be used to make extremely precise measurements, they are…

Genome editing used to create disease-resistant rice

Researchers from the University of California, Davis, and an international team of scientists have used the…

New study reveals willingness of papaya farmers in Kenya to reduce pesticide use

A new study published in the CABI Agriculture and Bioscience journal has revealed a willingness of…

Study examines Southern Ocean warming and its climatic impacts

The mid-to-high latitude Southern Ocean (30°S southwards) features prevailing westerly winds, the strongest mean sea-surface winds…

Scientists report 'benchmarks' for extreme space weather

High-energy ‘relativistic’ electrons—so-called “killer” electrons—are a major source of radiation damage to satellites and so understanding…