How small differences in data analysis make huge differences in results

Over the past 20 years or so, there has been growing concern that many results published…

Misaligned binary star systems are rogue planet factories, finds study

Most of the planets in the universe orbit a star. They are part of a system…

Australian school students are experimenting with 'space veggies' in a NASA initiative

A pink glow is shining on the faces of enthusiastic students as they tend to plants…

Climate adaptation projects sometimes exacerbate the problems they try to solve—a new tool hopes to correct that

When United States aid money was used to build a seawall on Fiji’s Vanua Levu island…

Artificial intelligence algorithms fail to account for a key limitation in weather prediction: The butterfly effect

Weather forecasting historically has depended on the time-consuming and energy-intensive method of using supercomputers to crunch…

More than a tenth of the world's billionaires have held or sought political office, finds global analysis

More than a tenth of the world’s billionaires have held or sought political office, according to…

Researchers unveil role of pentatricopeptide repeat proteins in kiwifruits under pathogen stress

As key regulators, pentatricopeptide repeat proteins (PPRs) function in ribonucleic acid (RNA) editing, organellar gene expression,…

'Killing' trees: How true environmental protection requires a revolution in how we talk about, and with, our forests

Which came first, the acorn or the oak? A more important question is which came first:…

Simulating spins, spirals and shrinking devices for new classes of energy-efficient materials

The diamond in an engagement ring, the wonder-material graphene and the lead in a humble pencil…

Black-led conservation group purchases 650 acres of Sierra forest land in Placer County

A Sacramento Black-led land conservation nonprofit will soon take control of hundreds of acres in the…