Testing a new therapy for horses struggling to breathe

Pixie, a thirteen-year-old Shetland pony, is only about one-fifth the size of most horses seen for…

New outburst detected from a luminous supersoft source in a nearby galaxy

Astronomers from Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics in Germany have observed a new outburst from…

Baby steps for transparent electronics

A submicrometer-thin mesh of silver nanowires—that is transparent to light, highly electrically conductive, flexible and stretchable,…

Image: Hubble captures the IC 4653 galaxy

This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows IC 4653, a galaxy just over 80…

Researchers: Unusually broad diffraction background marks high-quality graphene

Producing structurally perfect graphene and other 2-D materials is the secret to tapping into their potential…

Deep dive into Earth's interior shows change isn't skin deep

They say it’s what’s on the inside that counts. And so it goes with the planet’s…

Improving indoor air quality during wildfires

In California and other U.S. western states, wildfires have become more frequent and intense, adversely impacting…

Delhi fights hazardous pollution after Diwali party

After India’s biggest firework party of the year, Delhi awoke to a pollution hangover Monday with…

State of emergency declared as California wildfires rage

California’s governor declared a statewide emergency on Sunday as a huge blaze, fanned by strong winds,…

Chill your Netflix habit, climate experts say

Movie nights once required driving to the local video store to rent, rewind and return the…