Amoeba builds barriers for protection against bacteria

In some respects, animals and amoebae are not that different. For instance, both are at risk…

Some Pacific salmon populations are especially at risk from climate change

Four population groups of Pacific salmon in California, Oregon, and Idaho are especially vulnerable to climate…

The road to Scandinavia's bronze age: Trade routes, metal provenance, and mixing

The geographic origins of the metals in Scandinavian mixed-metal artifacts reveal a crucial dependency on British…

Seismologists monitor ridgecrest aftershocks using novel fiber optic network

Seismologists from Caltech are using fiber optic cables to monitor and record the aftershocks from the…

Light pollution may be increasing West Nile virus spillover from wild birds

We’re in the midst of summertime mosquito bite season and cities across the country are reporting…

Ford shutters French transmission plant

A Ford plant that produced transmissions in southwestern France shut down for good on Wednesday after…

Advancing quantum materials, efficient communication networks

A new project exploring novel applications of superconducting resonators has discovered these systems may be used…

To understand a childhood brain tumor, researchers turn to single-cell analysis

Investigators have revealed the cells of origin for specific subtypes of medulloblastoma, the most common malignant…

Newly identified meningeal lymphatic vessels answers key questions about brain clearance

Meningeal lymphatic vessels at the skull base are found to be the major route for brain…

Volcanoes shaped the climate before humankind

Five large volcanic eruptions occurred in the early 19th century. They caused cooling and — as…