Chemists have invented a new fluorescence-based method for accurately determining the strength of a range of…
Doctors turning to antibiotic alternatives to treat acne
Physicians are scaling back on prescribing antibiotics for long-term acne treatment in favor of a combinations…
Geography study finds hot days lead to wildfires
Geography researchers found that temperature was a better predictor of wildfire than humidity, rainfall, moisture content…
Salish seafloor mapping identifies earthquake and tsunami risks
The central Salish Sea of the Pacific Northwest is bounded by two active fault zones that…
Reinforced concrete wall damage may be larger than expected in major Seattle earthquake
Using ground motions generated for a range of simulated magnitude 9 earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest,…
Changes in rainfall and temperatures have already impacted water quality
Changes in temperature and precipitation have already impacted the amount of nitrogen introduced into US waterways.…
Study merges big data and zebrafish biology to reveal mechanisms of human disease
In a series of studies that volleyed between large databases and research in zebrafish, investigators have…
Vast diversity of ocean microbes revealed
Advanced molecular techniques have revealed the diversity of a little-understood group of ocean microbes called protists,…
Future Free Flyer Science on the ISS
Abstract: The Astrobee Research Facility will maintain three identical free-flying Astrobee robots on the ISS. After…
Five Decades of Northern Land Carbon Uptake Revealed by the Interhemispheric CO2 Gradient
Abstract: The global land and ocean carbon sinks have increased proportionally with increasing carbon dioxide emissions…