NASA-NOAA satellite sees tropical depression 22 strengthening in gulf of Mexico

NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite provided an infrared image of Tropical Depression 22 in the Gulf of…

NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite finds tropical storm Noul fading over Laos

Tropical Storm Noul made landfall in central Vietnam on Sept. 17 and NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite…

Aqua satellite helps confirm Subtropical Storm Alpha

Subtropical Storm Alpha has formed near the coast of Portugal, becoming the first named storm using…

Like humans, chimpanzees can suffer for life if orphaned before adulthood

Researchers observed three chimpanzee communities of the Tai National Park. They kept full demographic records and…

Removal of a gene could render lethal poxviruses harmless

The removal of one gene renders poxviruses—a lethal family of viral infections that are known to…

Indian monsoon can be predicted better after volcanic eruptions

Large volcanic eruptions can help to forecast monsoons over India. This seasonal rainfall is key for…

Flooding affects more than 1 million across East Africa

Flooding has affected well over a million people across East Africa, another calamity threatening food security…

New design principles for spin-based quantum materials

As our lives become increasingly intertwined with technology—whether supporting communication while working remotely or streaming our…

Anti-resonant hollow-core optical fiber reduces 'noise'

A new hollow optical fiber greatly reduces the “noise” interfering with the signals it transmits compared…

VLBA makes first direct distance measurement to magnetar

Astronomers using the National Science Foundation’s Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) have made the first direct…