NASA embarks on five US expeditions targeting air, land and sea

NASA is sending five airborne campaigns across the United States in 2020 to investigate fundamental processes…

Six scientific journals denounce Trump environmental reform

The editors-in-chief of six major scientific review journals on Tuesday denounced a pending US regulation that…

Life, liberty—and access to microbes?

Poverty increases the risk for numerous diseases by limiting people’s access to healthy food, environments and…

Satellite tracking Guam's Tropical Storm Kammuri

The National Weather Service in Guam has posted warnings as Tropical Storm Kammuri lingers nearby. The…

Space travel can make the gut leaky

Bacteria, fungi, and viruses can enter our gut through the food we eat. Fortunately, the epithelial…

Scientists outline 10 simple rules for the computational modelling of behavioural data

New guidelines for scientists who use computational modelling to analyse behavioural data have been published today…

Once hidden cellular structures emerge in fight against viruses

New University of Arizona-led research has revealed the structure and function of one of bacteria’s latest…

Researchers warn plastic pollution in Great Lakes growing concern to ecosystem

Research from a leading international expert on the health of the Great Lakes suggests that the…

NASA finds heavy rain potential in Tropical Storm Rita

NASA analyzed the cloud top temperatures in Tropical Storm Rita using infrared light to determine the…

Losing Nemo: clownfish 'cannot adapt to climate change'

The star of Pixar’s blockbuster “Finding Nemo” may be about to vanish again—this time for good—as…