LA fire smoke triggered surge in airborne toxins: How long did they stay?
A new study from UCLA provides insights into how the January 2025 Eaton fire affected air quality downwind, showing how…
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Hurricane Helene deposited nearly one-fifth of annual microplastics at one North Carolina site
Rainfall from Hurricane Helene produced a short-term spike in microplastics at three sites in western North Carolina,…
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Coolest lava world yet with signs of an atmosphere offers clues to early Earth
In the search for extraterrestrial life, it makes sense to first look for rocky planets with an atmosphere, like Earth.…
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New research examines CIA failures, Saudi links and missed opportunities before September 11 attacks
A new study from the University of Bath sheds light on critical U.S. intelligence failures ahead of the 9/11 attacks,…
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Ningaloo Reef corals reveal early fall spawning window for two key species
Curtin University scientists have uncovered an important missing piece in the puzzle of how some coral reefs can…
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The medieval world had its own 'deepfakes'—church officials cited a fake imperial decree for centuries
With deepfakes on the rise, forgery and deception are often viewed as distinctly modern problems—a new era of…
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Coastal flooding occurs at predictable times, research reveals
Coastal flooding may seem unpredictable, a natural disaster that occurs randomly. But UCF researcher Ivan Haigh has…
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More than 60 years of beach survey data reveal the extent of shoreline erosion
The University of Rhode Island has made one of the world's longest-running beach survey efforts available online…
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Scientists map the changing sounds of the Arctic to strengthen global monitoring
As Arctic sea ice retreats, new shipping routes, expanding resource development and growing geopolitical competition…
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Hydrogen crosses, water stays: Palladium membrane enables ammonia synthesis using water
A South Korean research team has developed an environmentally friendly ammonia synthesis process that reduces carbon…
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Higher-dimensional black holes hide an exact symmetry in their ringing, and string-inspired gravity breaks it
Strike a bell, and it rings with a pitch and a fading that tell you about the bell: its size, its shape, the metal it…
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Could warmer waters bring heavier coastal rain? Insights from Cyclone Shaheen simulations
A modeling study involving researchers from Sultan Qaboos University found that sea surface temperature and Oman's…
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Just transformative conservation requires challenging existing structures and strengthening local agency
In her doctoral dissertation, M.Sc.Admin. Liisa Varumo examines the environmental justice of market-based and…
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3D-printed scaffolds help turn waste methane into useful chemical using less power than liquid reactors
When landfills and wastewater treatment plants create methane as a byproduct, much of it is simply burned and its value…
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New findings explain how cells assemble machinery to repair damaged DNA
A cell's ability to repair its damaged DNA is one of the most fundamental processes in biology, helping protect us from…
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Prison admissions rose 3% in district attorney election years during 'tough on crime' era
New research from Northwestern Pritzker School of Law suggests that public sentiment associated with "tough on crime"…
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AI-guided mutations help viruses infect bacteria up to 1 million times more effectively
Biochemists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison are using AI to tackle one of modern medicine's most pressing…
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New post office policy could lead to the rejection of tens of thousands of mail-in ballots in November
A new post office policy that might sound like a technicality—one truck per day to rural post offices instead of…
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First known case of Marfan syndrome discovered in feline siblings
Researchers at the College of Veterinary Medicine and the Baker Institute of Animal Health have published the first…
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Shared blueprint in aphid proteins helps AI predict their structures
Tiny insects called aphids inject hundreds of mysterious proteins into plants, hijacking the plants' own genomes to…
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NASA to study human health and performance during Crew-13 mission
During NASA's SpaceX Crew-13 mission aboard the International Space Station, astronauts will support a series of…
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Picosecond pulses push superconductors beyond their critical-current limit
Superconductors can carry electrical current without resistance, but only up to a maximum value known as the critical…
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On ancient Madagascar, large native herbivores paid the price as introduced livestock spread
New analyses of ancient cattle, sheep and goat bones on Madagascar suggest the rapid spread of introduced livestock on…
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Engineers just designed a better 'shock absorber' for spacecraft
Rocket launches are among the most violent ways humans have devised to travel. They generate millions of pounds of…
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Scientists find a carbon cycle hiding in desert minerals
On the surface, the arid expanses of the Mojave Desert may seem inhospitable and largely removed from the global carbon…
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Machine learning helps identify chemicals that repel honey bees from pesticides
In a win for pollinator conservation, researchers at the University of California, Riverside, have developed a machine…
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Gut bacteria-derived metabolite extends the lifespan of fruit flies
Gut microbiota influence multiple aspects of host physiology, including metabolic and immune functions. Many…
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Vertical quantum sensor could reveal nanoscale magnetic patterns in quantum materials
Quantum materials do things ordinary materials cannot. They carry current without any loss, or conduct only along their…
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Physicists define new material blueprint for next-generation microchip encryption
Behind every secure online transaction or encrypted message lies a string of completely unpredictable numbers. A team…
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Friendship is built over time, through ordinary moments—I teach lonely college students to notice them
The first skill I learned when I became a political science professor nearly 20 years ago was how to quiet a room full…
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One-atom-high rails steer superconducting vortices, with temperature and magnetic field tuning their guidance
Researchers at the Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), a center within Japan's National Institute…
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By cutting data layers, researchers create fast, explainable landslide detection AI
Publishing original research in a top-tier academic journal has been an ambition of Arsalaan Ahmad's since he enrolled…
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A treasure map to search for past marine life
Fossils offer a glimpse into Earth's distant past. They provide insights into extinct animals and plants, as well as…
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Short peptides assemble into honeycomb fibers that hold water in tiny parallel channels
Honeycomb-shaped structures are familiar from beehives. Researchers have now designed molecules that self-assemble into…
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Arctic Sea ice reaches 2026 annual minimum extent
Arctic sea ice reached its annual minimum extent on Sept. 12, according to NASA and the National Snow and Ice Data…
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Monumental baths reveal where pilgrims may have purified themselves before entering Jerusalem's Temple
A monumental complex of ritual baths, most likely used by Jewish pilgrims visiting the Temple in Jerusalem, has been…
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