New way to count microbes speeds research, cuts waste, could lead to new antibiotics

University of Colorado Boulder researchers have developed a new way of counting microorganisms that works as…

Juno mission finds Jupiter's winds penetrate in cylindrical layers

Gravity data collected by NASA’s Juno mission indicates Jupiter’s atmospheric winds penetrate the planet in a…

Photonics team develops high-performance ultrafast lasers that fit on a fingertip

Lasers are essential tools for observing, detecting, and measuring things in the natural world that we…

Bacteria-virus arms race provides rare window into rapid and complex evolution

As conceived by Charles Darwin in the 1800s, evolution is a slow, gradual process during which…

Ethical, environmental and political concerns about climate change affect reproductive choices, finds study

People are beginning to reconsider their reproductive decisions due to complex concerns about climate change, with…

New island emerges after undersea volcano erupts off Japan, but experts say it may not last long

An undersea volcano erupted off Japan three weeks ago, providing a rare view of the birth…

Iceland's Blue Lagoon spa closes temporarily as earthquakes put area on alert for volcanic eruption

The Blue Lagoon geothermal spa—one of Iceland’s biggest tourist attractions—closed temporarily as a swarm of earthquakes…

Image: NASA sounding rocket launches into Alaskan aurora

A sounding rocket launched from Poker Flat Research Range in Fairbanks, Alaska, Nov. 8, 2023, carrying…

Do you like snakes, lizards and frogs? Why herpetology might be the career for you

We are so fortunate to share the world with a huge diversity of creatures. For me,…

Study: Exclusionary rhetoric use by any political party increases votes for far-right parties

The rise of right-wing populist parties in Europe leads some mainstream political parties to attempt to…