What does climate science tell us about monster storms like Hurricane Michael?

In the record-hot Florida fall of 2018, Hurricane Michael was rabid with hidden energy absorbed from…

California blames EPA for stalled plans to curb pollution

California’s top clean-air official fired back against Trump administration charges that the state hasn’t done enough…

Astronomers show how supergiant stars repeatedly cool and heat up

An international team of professional and amateur astronomers, which includes Alex Lobel, astronomer at the Royal…

Removing invasive mice from the Farallon Islands would benefit threatened birds

New research from Point Blue Conservation Science shows the significant negative impact that invasive, non-native house…

Light my fire: How to start up fusion devices every time

How do you start a fusion reaction, the process that lights the sun and stars, on…

Milky Way raids intergalactic 'bank accounts,' Hubble study finds

Our Milky Way is a frugal galaxy. Supernovas and violent stellar winds blow gas out of…

Luca powers up for a spacewalk

European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Luca Parmitano is preparing to step out into space for his…

Would you stand up to an oppressive regime or would you conform? Here's the science

Margaret Atwood’s novel The Handmaid’s Tale described the horror of the authoritarian regime of Gilead. In…

New insights into salamander limb development

A new paper by University of Kentucky researchers was recently published in the journal eLife, offering…

Sustainability and efficiency: the new trends driving the plastics industry

With a combined workforce of almost 300,000 employees, plastics is one of Germany’s major industrial sectors.…