Emerging organic contaminant levels greatly influenced by stream flows, seasons

Flow rates and time of year must be taken into account to better understand the potential…

Meteorites reveal high carbon dioxide levels on early Earth

Tiny meteorites no larger than grains of sand hold new clues about the atmosphere on ancient…

Scientists develop a concept of a hybrid thorium reactor

Russian scientists have proposed a concept of a thorium hybrid reactor in that obtains additional neutrons…

Report highlights perils of the digital gig economy

From hidden costs and poor wages to the pressures of being constantly available and lack of…

Faced with high smog levels, Milan to ban cars on Sunday

Milan will ban cars from driving within the city on Sunday, a measure aimed at tackling…

Berlin's panda twins ready for public debut

Two panda cubs born at Berlin Zoo last year charmed local media on Wednesday, a day…

Two defunct satellites speed toward possible collision

Two decommissioned satellites sped towards each other Wednesday at a combined speed of almost 33,000 miles…

NASA shutting down space telescope, infrared eyes to cosmos

NASA is pulling the plug on one of its great observatories—the Spitzer Space Telescope—after 16 years…

Scientists find record warm water in Antarctica, pointing to cause behind troubling glacier melt

A team of scientists has observed, for the first time, the presence of warm water at…

Coupled quantum dots may offer a new way to store quantum information

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and their colleagues have for the…