Army scientists take new spin on quantum research

Army researchers discovered a way to further enhance quantum systems to provide soldiers with more reliable…

Marijuana test for stressed-out Warsaw Zoo elephants

The Warsaw zoo said Wednesday it will start giving its elephants medical marijuana as part of…

New observations of black hole devouring a star reveal rapid disk formation

When a star passes too close to a supermassive black hole, tidal forces tear it apart,…

Nanodots made of photovoltaic material support waveguide modes

Antimony sulfide, or stibnite (Sb2S3), has been investigated intensively in recent years as a promising material…

Weather, reinforcements helping in California wildfire fight

Firefighters hard-pressed by some of the largest wildfires in California history scrambled Wednesday to take advantage…

Q&A: A scientist explains the 'why' of California's wildfire crisis

Unexpected bad news hit California more than 11,000 times last week. That’s the estimated number of…

Invasive South American fish known as the 'vegetarian piranha' found in Tennessee

A Tennessee fisherman’s suspicions that he caught something extraordinary were confirmed over the weekend when state…

NASA's orbital views of a strengthening, dangerous major Hurricane Laura

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station provided images of Hurricane Laura as it continues to strengthen…

NASA sees typhoon Bavi from one million miles away

Typhoon Bavi is a large storm moving through the Yellow Sea. A NASA camera captured an…

Researchers help inform cassava breeding worldwide

Scientists in Cornell University’s NextGen Cassava project have uncovered new details regarding cassava’s genetic architecture that…