NASA finds heavy rain potential in Tropical Cyclone Blake

NASA’s Aqua satellite provided a near visible image and analyzed the cloud top temperatures in Tropical…

Genes controlling mycorrhizal colonization discovered in soybean

Like most plants, soybeans pair up with soil fungi in a symbiotic mycorrhizal relationship. In exchange…

Specifying irrigation needs for container-grown plants

A study at the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences examined the efficiency…

Scientists find new way to sustainably make chemicals by copying nature's tricks

Researchers have copied the way organisms produce toxic chemicals without harming themselves, paving the way for…

Collaborative conservation approach for endangered reef fish yields dramatic results

A new study from researchers at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California…

Poplars genetically modified not to harm air quality grow as well as non-modified trees

Field trials in the Northwest and Southwest show that poplar trees can be genetically modified to…

A better estimate of water-level rise in the Ganges delta

For the first time, scientists have provided reliable regional estimates of land subsidence and water-level rise…

Forensic chemist detects marijuana-use based on sweat test

Forensic chemist Jan Halámek is proving that our own perspiration not only gives away how drunk…

Exploring the 'dark side' of a single-crystal complex oxide thin film

Analysis from a team led by Argonne researchers reveals never-before-seen details about a type of thin…

Study shows animal life thriving around Fukushima

Nearly a decade after the nuclear accident in Fukushima, Japan, researchers from the University of Georgia…