Study uncovers a plant barrier against toxic aluminum

Aluminum toxicity has long been known to damage plant cells and inhibit the growth of plants.…

Should New York build a storm surge barrier?

It’s been seven years since Superstorm Sandy brought the city that never sleeps to a grinding…

US ambassador returns to Italy a statue stolen in 1968

The U.S. ambassador to Italy has returned to Italian officials the head of a statue stolen…

As the climate changes, architects and engineers need to design buildings differently

In the past seven years, four major disasters have caused serious disruptions in the Northeast and…

Breaking waves propel ancient molecules into the air

A discovery that helps explain how organic matter produced by life thousands of years ago is…

Plastic nanoparticles make larval zebrafish hyperactive

Nanoplastics influence the behaviour of larval zebrafish, says new research by the Institute of Biology Leiden…

The future of the US workforce will rely on AI, but don't count human workers out just yet

Artificial intelligence has replaced many skills in recent years – including the skills needed to do…

How daylight saving time can mess with financial markets

A number of studies show that daylight savings time harms people’s decision making processes due to…

Evidence that mercury from volcanoes contributed to end-Triassic mass extinction

An international team of researchers has found evidence that mercury from volcanic eruptions played a role…

Environmental stress is already causing death: This chaos map shows where

Over 12 days at the start of October 2019 eight people were killed, more than 1,300…