Studying flames in microgravity is helping make combustion on Earth cleaner, and space safer

Understanding how fire spreads and behaves in space is crucial for the safety of future astronauts…

Engineers develop 'blackest black' material to date

With apologies to “Spinal Tap,” it appears that black can, indeed, get more black. …

Study offers verdict for China's efforts on coal emissions

Researchers from China, France and the U.S. have evaluated China’s success in stemming emissions from its…

The rare molecule weighing in on the birth of planets

Astronomers using one of the most advanced radio telescopes have discovered a rare molecule in the…

Study finds the universe might be 2 billion years younger

The universe is looking younger every day, it seems. Click here for original story,…

Molecular biologists reveal new insights into tumor progression

University of Delaware molecular biologist Mona Batish and collaborators at Harvard Medical School and University of…

Hide and squeak: scientists reveal the playful lives of rats

The next time you come across a rat darting furtively for cover, consider this: It might…

Network of leading forest restoration experts features new website

As tropical forests around the world go up in smoke, the urgent need to stop deforestation…

Controversial insecticides shown to threaten survival of wild birds

New research at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) shows how the world’s most widely used insecticides…

Simple model captures almost 100 years of measles dynamics in London

A simple epidemiological model accurately captures long-term measles transmission dynamics in London, including major perturbations triggered…