NASA confirms heavy rainfall, strengthening of tropical storm Marie

Tropical Storm Marie has formed in the Eastern Pacific Ocean and NASA satellite data helped confirm…

Disease-spreading ticks keep marching north as weather stays warmer

Ticks are among nature’s most hardy survivors. They’ve been around for at least 100 million years…

Arnhem Land Maliwawa rock art opens window to past

zStunning Arnhem Land rock art images including three rare depictions of bilbies and a dugong have…

There's a giant 'Green Banana' off Florida's coast, and researchers have finally gotten to the bottom of it

If you haven’t heard of the “Green Banana blue hole” you might imagine a tropical cocktail…

Network reveals large variations in shaking in LA basin after Ridgecrest earthquake

The 2019 Ridgecrest earthquake sequence has revealed areas of the Los Angeles basin where the amplification…

Voter reactions to #MeToo scandals: Sexism, not partisanship, has the largest impact

Sexist attitudes influence how politicians accused of sexual misconduct are viewed, even more than partisanship, according…

Developing the fastest and most sensitive graphene microwave bolometer

Bolometers are devices that measure the power of incident electromagnetic radiation thru the heating of materials,…

As rats swarm California cities, Gov. Newsom bans popular poison to protect wildlife

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Tuesday that seeks to protect mountain lions and other…

6 dolphins found dead in 'historic' stranding in Alabama after Hurricane Sally

Six dolphins were found dead in an Alabama marsh last week in what experts call an…

Acropora spp. coral still thrives in the holdout refuge of Coral Gardens, Belize

Coral Gardens Reef in Belize remains a refuge for Acropora spp. coral despite widespread devastation in…