Living under pressure: Lessons from the cradle of life

Deep sea alkaline hydrothermal vents have been theorized to be a place where life could have…

Geologists find lost fragment of ancient continent in Canada's North

Sifting through diamond exploration samples from Baffin Island, Canadian scientists have identified a new remnant of…

During coronavirus, plunging power demand could signal economic woes

With Americans largely self-isolating amid concerns about COVID-19, some of the hardest hit areas are already…

Innovative new fabrication approach for reprogrammable photonic circuits

Modern society relies on technologies with electronic integrated circuits (IC) at their heart, but these may…

New models see coronavirus-induced recession, say economists

University of Michigan economists now expect a U.S. recession caused by the coronavirus, though a rapidly…

Panic buying, ignoring safety measures: The social psychology of crises

Times of crisis can bring out the best in people. It can also reveal the strangest…

How fungi's knack for networking boosts ecological recovery after bushfires

The unprecedented bushfires that struck the east coast of Australia this summer killed an estimated one…

Reanalysis of global amphibian crisis study finds important flaws

Though biodiversity is in crisis globally, amphibians in particular face a variety of threats. One such…

Middle-aged entrepreneurs fare better than twentysomethings

Two years ago, MIT economist Pierre Azoulay started a lively discussion when a working paper he…

How oceans and atmospheres move heat around on Earth and other planetary bodies

Imagine a massive mug of cold, dense cream with hot coffee poured on top. Now place…