Engineers design flat pack self-watering plant pot

Two young designers say their pot could have less environmental impact than the products it replaces. …

'We moved to the forest to fight climate change'

Janne Utriainen and his family are tackling climate change in their own way – abandoning the…

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Internal Memo Regarding Employee Use of Cannabidiol (CBD) Oil

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Internal Memo Regarding Employee Use of Cannabidiol (CBD) Oil …

Synthetic azetidines could help simplify drug design for neurological diseases

Chemists found a simple route to synthesize azetidines, precursors that make it easier for drug designers…

Scientists can now control thermal profiles at the nanoscale

Scientists have designed and tested an experimental system that uses a near-infrared laser to actively heat…

Virtual 'universe machine' sheds light on galaxy evolution

By creating millions of virtual universes and comparing them to observations of actual galaxies, researchers have…

Older adults more likely to condemn even accidental harm

As people get older, they are more likely to condemn and want to punish others for…

Chemists show it's hip to be square

Rice University chemists want to make a point: Nitrogen atoms are for squares. Click…

Despite temperature shifts, treehoppers manage to mate

During the mating season, male treehoppers—small plant feeding insects—serenade potential mates with vibrational songs sent through…

Making sense of remote sensing data

Remote sensor technologies like cameras, GPS trackers, and weather stations have revolutionized biological data collection in…