Overfishing and climate change impacts on New Zealand's fish populations were hidden—until now

Pelagic-oceanic fish commonly caught in warmer waters, such as skipjack tuna and blue mackerel, have been…

Bridging the gap: New terrain smoothing method refines downslope windstorm modeling

Researchers from the UK Met Office, in collaboration with the Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, have…

Video: Firefoxes and whale spouts light up Earth's shield

Did you know the Northern lights or Aurora Borealis are created when the mythical Finnish “firefox”…

Chicago's West Side is an air pollution hotspot, new study finds

The western edge of Chicago—including the North and South Lawndale, East Garfield Park, Archer Heights and…

How racism shapes Black motherhood in the US

Being a mom is hard. Being a Black mom is especially hard. A new study from…

Curiosity about religion is viewed as morally virtuous, new research finds

People from diverse religious backgrounds in the United States view curiosity about religion as morally virtuous,…

First contact could turn out well for humanity

You’ve heard this story before. An advanced alien race comes to Earth. They offer peace and…

We should be looking for small, hot Dyson spheres, new paper argues

In 1960, legendary physicist Freeman Dyson published his seminal paper “Search for Artificial Stellar Sources of…

Innovative solution for poultry litter waste management uses photocatalytic titanate nanofibers

The shift away from using poultry litter for crop fertilization has transformed this once-valuable agricultural byproduct…

Tröger's base derived 3D-porous aromatic frameworks for near-unity selectivity of CO2 photoconversion

The global energy crisis is exacerbated by the continuous consumption of fossil fuels during the rapid…