Revolutionary quantum breakthrough paves way for safer online communication

The world is one step closer to having a totally secure internet and an answer to…

Bering Sea ice extent is at most reduced state in last 5,500 years

Through the analysis of vegetation from a Bering Sea island, researchers have determined that the extent…

2-D nanomaterial shows promise for high-speed electronics, quantum devices and defense tools

Purdue University researchers have passed another significant milestone as they work to take a new two-dimensional…

Did meteorite impacts help create life on Earth and beyond?

What if impact craters, long seen as harbingers of death, turned out to be the cradle…

An unprecedented discovery of cell fusion

Like humans, bacteria live together in communities, sometimes lending a hand—or in the case of bacteria,…

New study shows birds can learn from others to be more daring

House sparrows can be found on nearly every continent including North America, South America, Africa and…

NASA finds new Tropical Storm Nana strengthening in the Caribbean

The storm was a potential tropical depression on Sept. 1, but by Sept. 2, the area…

Biological control agents can protect soybeans from sudden death syndrome

Sudden death syndrome (SDS) is one of the most destructive diseases of soybean, with losses of…

Globalization is reweaving the web of life

As introduced species spread around the world, the complex networks of interactions between plants and animals…

Researcher proposes universal mechanism for ejection of matter by black holes

Black holes can expel a thousand times more matter than they capture. The mechanism that governs…