Why NASA's Roman mission will study Milky Way's flickering lights

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will provide one of the deepest-ever views into the heart…

Biological fingerprints in soil show where diamond-containing ore is buried

Researchers have identified buried kimberlite, the rocky home of diamonds, by testing the DNA of microbes…

Wildlife biologist explains bat myths

It’s officially spooky season: Nights are creeping in earlier. A fall chill has descended. Skeletons and…

Using airborne DNA to track bats

Catching bats is a difficult task—they’re small, they fly and they blend into the night when…

Research investigates reproductive resource defense in golden rocket frogs

Some things in life are worth fighting for. For animals, the defense of space, known as…

College students in minoritized groups feel less confident about peer support in event of sexual assault, study finds

College students who identify as part of minoritized groups have more negative perceptions about how their…

Enhanced laser heterodyne spectroscopy helps atmospheric greenhouse gas measurements

A research team led by Prof. Gao Xiaoming from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of…

Tropical and subtropical wind forcing could affect interannual variability of Kuroshio and Luzon undercurrent

Kuroshio in the western North Pacific is one of the world’s most energetic western boundary currents.…

How close is too close to a kilonova?

Cataclysmic events happen in the universe all the time. Black hole mergers, supernovae, gamma-ray bursts, and…

Biases found in coral reef research

Coral reefs support approximately 25% of marine species, and are essential to coastal economies, such as…