Study finds safe mercury levels in Kotzebue Sound fish

A new analysis of Kotzebue Sound fish has found that mercury levels in a variety of…

Climate change threatens first peoples, body and soul

When global warming swallows up the postage stamp island of Warraber, forcing its 300 residents to…

Novel nanogels hold promise for improved drug delivery to cancer patients

Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have developed new guidelines for fabricating nanoscale gel…

Are humans preventing flies from eavesdropping?

Today’s world is filled with background noise, whether it be from a roaring river or a…

Poll: Energy-saving habits vary in popularity

Turn off the lights when they aren’t needed? Check. Lower the thermostat a few degrees in…

Many gas giant exoplanets waiting to be discovered

There is an as-yet-unseen population of Jupiter-like planets orbiting nearby Sun-like stars, awaiting discovery by future…

Landscape patterns matter

The size, shape, and arrangement of fields, forests, wetlands, and human populations, and the ways these…

Video: Weird ideas for combating climate change

There are things you can do right now to help our climate—like investing in renewable energy. …

Creating different kinds of light with manipulable quantum properties

In a paper published today in Nature’s NPJ Quantum Information, Omar Magaña-Loaiza, assistant professor in the…

Physicists score double hit in LED research

In two breakthroughs in the realm of photonics, City College of New York graduate researchers are…