Vulnerable groups affected by public transit cuts amid pandemic

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, public transport agencies across North America have made significant adjustments…

How cigarette butts can be recycled into bricks: A step-by-step plan

Researchers have shown how industries could work together to recycle cigarette butts into bricks, in a…

Siberia's permafrost erosion has been worsening for years

The Arctic is warming faster than any other region on the planet. As a result, permafrost…

Climate change and forest management have both fueled today's epic Western wildfires

What is driving the wildfires that are ravaging California, Oregon and Washington? President Trump and state…

Waste from the food chain could hold the clue to treating eye infections worldwide

A new laboratory model that can be used to test treatments for preventing and curing eye…

Marine animals live where ocean is most breathable, ranges may shrink with climate change

As oceans warm due to climate change, scientists are trying to predict how marine animals—from backboned…

Research reveals an enormous planet quickly orbiting a tiny, dying star

Thanks to a bevy of telescopes in space and on Earth—and even a pair of amateur…

Anti-reflective coating inspired by fly eyes

The eyes of many insects, including the fruit fly, are covered by a thin, transparent coating…

A new discovery in pluripotent stem cells and induced regenerative medicine

An international collaboration involving Duke-NUS Medical School and Monash University researchers has made an unexpected world-first…

Grow zero-carbon power to meet climate goals: analysis

All new electricity supply growth worldwide can now come from zero-carbon sources, according to a plan…