Technologies to extract, purify critical rare earth metals could be a 'game changer'

The technology – developed and patented from the laboratory of Nien-Hwa Linda Wang, Purdue’s Maxine Spencer Nichols…

Cold air rises—what that means for Earth's climate

Conventional knowledge has it that warm air rises while cold air sinks. But a study from…

Look beyond rainforests to protect trees, scientists say

Temperate and tropical dry forests—not just rainforests—are home to thousands of unique tree species, a new…

Climate change could reawaken Indian Ocean El Nino

Global warming is approaching a tipping point that during this century could reawaken an ancient climate…

Staghorn coral restoration projects show promise in Florida Keys

A new analysis of reef restoration projects in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary suggests they…

Arctic Edmontosaurus lives again: A new look at the 'caribou of the Cretaceous'

A new study by an international team from the Perot Museum of Nature and Science in…

Perseverance Mars rover scientists train in the Nevada desert

Billions of years ago, the Martian surface could have supported microbial life as we know it.…

Researchers study Gulf of Mexico in international collaboration

When the Deepwater Horizon oil rig suffered a blowout in 2010 and began spilling oil into…

New freeze-resistant trichinella species discovered in wolverines

A new freeze-resistant Trichinella species has been discovered in wolverines by Agricultural Research Service scientists and…

Old democracies cope better with severe crisis than newer ones

In established democracies with a long experience of democracy, the risk of democratic breakdown, in the…