Suppressed federal report shows how Trump water plan would endanger California salmon

Federal officials suppressed a lengthy environmental document that details how one of California’s unique salmon runs…

Physicists create world's smallest engine

Theoretical physicists at Trinity College Dublin are among an international collaboration that has built the world’s…

Frequent, extreme wildfires threaten to turn boreal forests from carbon sinks to carbon sources, study reveals

Carbon reservoirs in the soil of boreal forests are being released by more frequent and larger…

'Electron pairing' found well above superconductor's critical temperature

Physicists have found “electron pairing,” a hallmark feature of superconductivity, at temperatures and energies well above…

Study identifies main culprit behind lithium metal battery failure

A research team led by the University of California San Diego has discovered the root cause…

First of its kind mapping model tracks how hate spreads and adapts online

Online hate thrives globally through self-organized, scalable clusters that interconnect to form resilient networks spread across…

Analyzing genomes to improve disease control in poultry

Marek’s disease—a highly contagious viral disease caused by a herpesvirus—is a constant threat to poultry worldwide.…

Researcher hones model to forecast dusty conditions months in advance

Southwestern Kansas in the 1930s saw some of the worst dust storms ever recorded in the…

In the Santa Barbara Channel, an underwater sound system tries to keep whales and ships apart

The taut rope that was lowering an underwater listening station to the ocean’s floor collapsed on…

Earthquake early-warning sensors being expanded to high-risk areas in California and Nevada

An infusion of federal funding will help expand or strengthen the U.S. Geological Survey’s earthquake early-warning…