Busy older stars outpace stellar youngsters, new study shows

The oldest stars in our Galaxy are also the busiest, moving more rapidly than their younger…

Eco search engine sees surge in downloads as Amazon burns

Can you save the rainforest from your desk? A spike in downloads for a search engine…

NASA sees Dorian become a hurricane

NASA’s Terra satellite passed over the northwestern Atlantic Ocean as Dorian reached hurricane status during the…

First report of superconductivity in a nickel oxide material

Scientists at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University have made the…

Astronomers determine earth's fingerprint in hopes of finding habitable planets beyond the solar system

Two McGill University astronomers have assembled a “fingerprint” for Earth, which could be used to identify…

Kids wore video cameras in their preschool class, for science

They may all be in the same classroom together, but each child in preschool may have…

High-tech gel aids delivery of drugs

Drugs that help prevent the formation of unwanted or harmful proteins are currently being developed to…

Grassland biodiversity is blowing in the wind

Temperate grasslands are the most endangered but least protected ecosystems on Earth. Grassland restorations are crucial…

Chance, not ideology, drives political polarization

Ever-widening divisions between Democrats and Republicans are believed to reflect deeply rooted ideological differences, but a…

New DNA sequencer method achieves early-stage and broad-range detection of wheat diseases

Plant diseases, especially those caused by fungal pathogens, jeopardize global crop biosecurity and preventing them requires…