Tree rings reveal that it has not been this warm in the past 1,200 years

A new 1,200 year-long time series based on tree rings shows that the current warming is…

Canada wildfire smoke smashes emission record: monitor

Massive wildfires in Canada have already spewed out twice the smoke emissions than the previous whole-year…

No power, no clean water: cleanup begins in Beijing's flood-hit suburbs

On the banks of the Yongding River west of Beijing on Thursday, Chen Xiaoyuan stared at…

Butterfly-inspired films create vibrant colors while passively cooling objects

On a hot summer day, white clothing feels cooler than other colors due to reflecting—not absorbing—sunlight.…

Novel proton-conductive membranes for automobile fuel cells

Fuel cells are compact energy conversion units that utilize clean energy sources like hydrogen and convert…

Geostationary satellite reveals widespread midday depression in dryland photosynthesis during 2020 heat wave

The western U.S., particularly the Southwest, has experienced a notable increase in record-breaking high temperatures over…

Digging into the benefits of landfill mining

Research in the International Journal of Environmental Engineering reveals details of the first successful, large-scale landfill…

Does the Milky Way's supermassive black hole have a companion?

At the heart of our galaxy, there is a monster black hole. Known as Sagittarius A*,…

LGBTQ2+: Researches interview adults about their experiences coming out

In an era of unprecedented LGBTQ2+ visibility coupled with incredible backlash, coming out as a sexual…

Scientists uncover previously unknown spectrum of magnon excitations in an antiferromagnetic thin film

The Zoom screen flickered, just for a second, as Valentina Bisogni, Jonathan Pelliciari, and Jiemin Li,…