In the southwestern United States, a looming wall of dust can bear down frightfully fast on…
Researcher decodes the brain to help patients with mental illnesses
Approximately 1 in 5 adults in the United States experience mental illness in a given year.…
Mosquito misery: can environmental changes reduce mosquito-transmitted disease?
In autumn, as the heat becomes a bit more bearable and football season approaches, people begin…
FCC Dismisses ARRL, AMSAT Requests in Small Satellite Proceeding
An FCC Report and Order (R&O) released August 2 in the so-called “small satellite” rulemaking proceeding,…
Researchers demonstrate three-dimensional quantum hall effect for the first time
The quantum Hall effect (QHE), which was previously known for two-dimensional (2D) systems, was predicted to…
Tiny GPS backpacks uncover the secret life of desert bats
A new study using miniaturized satellite-based tags revealed that during drier periods desert bats must fly…
How E. coli knows how to cause the worst possible infection
The discovery could one day let doctors prevent the infection by allowing E. coli to pass…
Space samples link NASA's Apollo 11 and Mars 2020
On July 24, 1969, Apollo 11 command module Columbia splashed down in the Pacific, fulfilling President…
Organic dye in zinc oxide interlayer stabilizes and boosts the performance of organic solar cells
Organic solar cells are made of cheap and abundant materials, but their efficiency and stability still…
Mississippi river diversions: driving land gain or land loss?
River diversions have not created or maintained land, but resulted in more land loss, according to…