Study reveals important factors determining eruptive character of large solar flares

Solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CME) are the most spectacular eruptive activities in the solar…

Self-powered biosensors may open up new paths to medical tracking, treatments

Wearable and implantable devices are currently used for a variety of functions, including health tracking and…

New light amplifier can boost the potential of photonics

A new light amplifier developed at the University of Twente not only boosts the light signals…

Pollution wreaks havoc on corals' immune systems

Fighting infections is hard. It’s even harder for corals also grappling with pollution. Click…

Bridging America's divides requires a willingness to work together without becoming friends first

Amid two crises—the pandemic and the national reckoning sparked by the killing of George Floyd—there have…

Old grasslands show high biodiversity and conservation value

“The grass is always greener on the other side,” as the saying goes, but in this…

A new evergreen species of Rhamnaceae found in Guangxi

Rhamnella in the family of Rhamnaceae is a small genus. To date, 10 species have been…

7 lessons Canada should use from WW2 to fight the climate emergency

Canada’s approach to climate change for the past 30 years is simply not working. Greenhouse gas…

Climate change will ultimately cost humanity $100,000 per ton of carbon, scientists estimate

Economists frequently try to estimate the societal cost of releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, but…

Cooperative research effort documents northward migration of kelp forests

In a sweeping display of the power of community-based science to capture data spanning the entire…