The Higgs particle could have ended the universe by now—here's why we're still here
Although our universe may seem stable, having existed for a whopping 13.7 billion years, several experiments suggest that it ...
An overlooked side-effect of the housing crisis may be putting Californians at increased risk from climate disasters
In a new article appearing in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, UC Santa Cruz researchers have ...
Researchers identify global hotspots for flows of 'dirty money', with Dubai and Hong Kong emerging as focal points
New research from the University of Sussex, published August 5 has identified a large-scale shift from the UK to what ...
NASA trains machine learning algorithm for Mars sample analysis
When a robotic rover lands on another world, scientists have a limited amount of time to collect data from the troves of ...
Planting some tree species may worsen, not improve, NYC air, says new study
In line with longstanding initiatives to expand its green spaces, New York City is planting tens of thousands of trees each ...
Antarctic heat, wild Australian winter: What's happening to the weather, what it means for the rest of the year
Australia's south and east have seen freezing temperatures and wild weather this winter. At the same time, the continent as a ...
More than half of NSW's forests and woodlands are gone as ongoing logging increases extinction risks
Since European colonization, 29 million hectares (54%) of the forests and woodlands that once existed in New South Wales have ...
Horse miscarriages offer clues to causes of early human pregnancy loss
A study of horses—which share many important similarities with humans in their chromosomes and pregnancies—revealed that 42% ...
New model refutes leading theory on how Earth's continents formed
The formation of Earth's continents billions of years ago set the stage for life to thrive. But scientists disagree over how ...
A tower on the moon could provide astronauts with light, power and guidance
Technologies for enabling NASA's Artemis mission are coming thick and fast, as plenty of problems must be solved before a ...
Detecting nitrogen dioxide from power plants with Sentinel-2
Atmospheric nitrogen dioxide is a harmful pollutant with significant impacts on air quality, climate and the biosphere.
Comprehensive, first-ever soil virus dataset represents untapped viral diversity, biogeochemical potential
Soils are among the largest viral reservoirs on Earth. Yet historically, soil viruses have been ignored. Recent work ...