Investigating the growth of snow algal blooms on Mount Gassan, Japan

Rising temperatures have led to the growth of algal blooms in water bodies, mountainous areas, and…

How secondary traumatic stress, compassion fatigue, and burnout are impacting teachers

Glenys Oberg is a Ph.D. student and research assistant at the School of Education of the…

Fluorescent blue coumarins in a folk-medicine plant could help us see inside cells

Plants that glow under ultraviolet (UV) light aren’t just inventions of science fiction TV and movies.…

India population to surpass China mid-year: UN

India is set to overtake China as the world’s most populous country by the end of…

Chinese panda on long-term loan to Thailand dies suddenly

A giant panda on long-term loan from China died in a zoo in northern Thailand on…

Researchers in Japan develop a new ultra-high-density sulfonic acid polymer electrolyte membrane for fuel cells

In a project commissioned by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), researchers at…

Water rationed in Catalonia as drought bites deeper

For months, residents of L’Espluga de Francoli have been saving water in bottles and foregoing showers…

Help discover the sounds of space played by NASA's HARP

Earth’s magnetic environment is filled with a symphony of sound that we cannot hear. All around…

Clouds for your eclipse? NASA experiment will fly kite to rise above

Imagine you traveled thousands of miles to see a total solar eclipse, but as the Moon…

Does dim light at night impact the health of moths and other insects?

Results from a new study published in the Journal of Applied Ecology indicate that dim light…