California fires bring more chopper rescues, power shutoffs

Helicopters rescued more people from wildfires Tuesday as flames chewed through bone-dry California after a scorching…

Cascades with carbon dioxide

Carbon dioxide (CO2) is not just an undesirable greenhouse gas, it is also an interesting source…

Scientists develop low-cost chip to detect presence and quantity of COVID-19 antibodies

Robust and widespread antibody testing has emerged as a key strategy in the fight against SARS-CoV-2,…

Boundaries no barrier for thermoelectricity

Though the Summer Olympics were postponed, there’s at least one place to see agile hurdlers go…

Researchers are developing models to predict storm surges

Storm surges sometimes can increase coastal sea levels 10 feet or more, jeopardizing communities and businesses…

Mojave Desert fire in August destroyed the heart of a beloved Joshua tree forest

The first day of California’s lightning siege, thunderstorms rolled across the Mojave National Preserve, slicing the…

Fossil growth reveals insights into the climate

Panthasaurus maleriensis lived about 225 million years ago in what is now India. It is an…

Researchers discover how messenger RNAs transport information to where photosynthesis takes place

In photosynthesis, solar energy is converted into chemical energy, which is then used in nature to…

Extreme heat made August the fourth-warmest on record worldwide

August 2020 will go down as the fourth-warmest on record worldwide, with above average summertime heat…

Sensors of world's largest digital camera snap first 3,200-megapixel images at SLAC

Crews at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have taken the first 3,200-megapixel digital…