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Researchers design a light-trapping, color-converting crystal
Five years ago, Stanford postdoctoral scholar Momchil Minkov encountered a puzzle that he was impatient to…
Permian lizard-like animal suffered from a bone condition similar to Paget's disease
A lizard-like animal that lived 289 million years ago suffered from a bone condition similar to…
Depleted seamounts near Hawaii recovering after decades of federal protection
For decades, overfishing and trawling devastated parts of an underwater mountain range in the Pacific Ocean…
Earth's last magnetic field reversal took far longer than once thought
Earth’s magnetic field seems steady and true—reliable enough to navigate by. Click here for…
A marine microbe could play increasingly important role in regulating climate
A USC-led research team has found that marine microbes with a special metabolism are ubiquitous and…
Groundwater resources in Africa resilient to climate change
Groundwater—a vital source of water for drinking and irrigation across sub-Saharan Africa—is resilient to climate variability…
Climate change likely to increase human exposure to toxic methylmercury
Add another item to the ever-growing list of the dangerous impacts of global climate change: Warming…
Astronomers discover vast ancient galaxies, which could shed light on dark matter
Astronomers have used the combined power of multiple astronomical observatories around the world and in space…
A rocky relationship: A history of Earth's continents breaking up and getting back together
A new study of rocks that formed billions of years ago lends fresh insight into how…