Myanmar floods force tens of thousands from homes

Raging floods across Myanmar have forced tens of thousands of people from their homes in recent…

PIA23384: Northern Arabia Terra

           Target: Mars Mission:  2001 Mars Odyssey Instrument:  THEMIS Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU Click here…

Rapid coral death and decay, not just bleaching, as marine heatwaves intensify

When ocean temperatures rise, corals are put at risk of a phenomenon known as bleaching, in…

Bacteria on tumors influences immune response and survival of patients with pancreatic cancer

Researchers find tumor microbiome influences immune response and patient survival in pancreatic cancer. Study points to…

Marine heatwaves a bigger threat to coral reefs than previously thought, scientists find

Marine heatwaves are a much bigger threat to coral reefs than previously thought, research revealing a…

Why does El Niño decay faster than La Niña?

Warm and cold phases of El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) exhibit a significant asymmetry in their decay…

Neural networks will help manufacture carbon nanotubes

Thin films made of carbon nanotubes hold a lot of promise for advanced optoelectronics, energy and…

Forget 'Obamageddon', 'Prepping' is now part of mainstream US politics and culture

Long considered an extreme reaction to fears of Armageddon and imminent nuclear disaster, ‘preppers’ in the…

Using lasers to visualize molecular mysteries in our atmosphere

Invisible to the human eye, molecular interactions between gases and liquids underpin much of our lives,…

A key piece to understanding how quantum gravity affects low-energy physics

Researchers have, for the first time, identified the sufficient and necessary conditions that the low-energy limit…