Livestock, the petroleum industry and landfills are all leading producers of methane, a potent greenhouse gas.…
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NASA's moon rover prototype conquers steep, scary lander exit test
NASA’s VIPER—short for Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover—recently completed another successful round of rigorous tests of…
Scientists reveal the remote atmospheric signals ahead of an intense Siberian High and how their impacts differ
Cold and unusual weather events in East Asia have significant adverse socioeconomic impacts. However, our understanding…
Impact of film thickness in laser-induced periodic structures on amorphous Si films
Since the scientists at Bell Labs invented the world’s first transistor in December 1947, a revolution…
Physicists uses light to build complex structures
Ph.D. candidate Petr Steindl creates complex structures of light using single photons. As a teenager, he…
Researchers create 3D printed, biodegradable, color-changing conductive material from cellulose
An elastic material that changes color, conducts electricity, can be 3D printed and is also biodegradable?…
Finding the flux of quantum technology
We interact with bits and bytes everyday—whether that’s through sending a text message or receiving an…
Fossils reveal how ancient birds molted, could explain why modern birds survived while other dinosaurs died
Every bird you’ve ever seen—every robin, every pigeon, every penguin at the zoo—is a living dinosaur.…
Warming waters spark 'evolution at super speed' in marine sponges, study finds
Marine heat waves caused by the warming climate are capable of sparking rapid changes in sea…
Professor spreads the gospel of 'good fire' through an eco-cultural lens
A pyromaniac is someone unhealthily obsessed with the destructive power of fire. Melinda Adams instead is…