Make new friends and become a role model: Why you should consider volunteering if you're in your 20s or 30s

If you’re aged between 25 and 34, you’re part of the age group least likely to…

Only 1% of chemical compounds have been discovered—here's how we search for others that could change the world

The universe is flooded with billions of chemicals, each a tiny pinprick of potential. And we’ve…

Researchers: Slow solutions to fast-moving ecological crises won't work—changing basic human behaviors must come first

As the world grapples with multiple ecological crises, it’s clear the various responses over the past…

Drought in the Amazon: Understanding the causes and the need for an immediate action plan to save the biome

The drought plaguing the Amazon is a worrying portrait of the climate challenges facing the world.…

Have we reached the end of nature? Our relationship with the environment is in crisis

Recently, I encountered the thought-provoking expression “God is dead, Marx is dead and I don’t feel…

Climate research: How the Greenland ice sheet can still be saved

Greenland is the second largest permanently ice-covered surface on the Earth; only Antarctica is larger. The…

New technique accomplishes precise control of photonic angular momentum

Rotating objects carry angular momentum; this fact extends even to the tiniest of particles, such as…

Revealing structural secrets of a key cancer protein

Scientists have breathed new life into the study of a protein with an outsized link to…

Greener neighborhoods can protect us—at the cellular level

A new study finds that greenspace—the vegetation in a neighborhood’s yards, parks and public spaces—has a…

Hidden information extraction from layered structures through terahertz imaging

Noninvasive inspection of layered structures is challenging for time-resolved imaging methods, where the resolution and contrast…