US sizzles in rare autumn heat wave

A freakish heat wave is making early autumn feel like the dog days of summer in…

The biggest likely source of microplastics in California coastal waters? Our car tires

Driving is not just an air pollution and climate change problem—turns out, it just might be…

Tunable optical chip paves way for new quantum devices

Researchers have created a silicon carbide (SiC) photonic integrated chip that can be thermally tuned by…

Study: Carbon emissions soar as tourism reaches new heights

A researcher at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) is examining how the flight…

Virgin Galactic says it'll fly Italian air force researchers

Virgin Galactic says it has been contracted by the Italian air force for a suborbital research…

Climate change could make borrowing costlier for states and cities

Someday soon, analysts will determine that a city or county, or maybe a school district or…

Microscopic evidence sheds light on the disappearance of the world's largest mammals

Understanding the causes and consequences of Late Quaternary megafaunal extinctions is increasingly important in a world…

Researchers identify mechanism controlling DNA repair

Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), is the macromolecule that holds all hereditary and genetic information. Continuously under assault,…

Novel material with strong action against fungi and tumors developed

A new material with antifungal and antitumor properties has been developed by researchers at the Center…

Fossil fish provides new insights into the evolution

An international research team led by Giuseppe Marramà from the Institute of Paleontology at the University…