Lost sulfur in the universe may reside in salt on dust and pebbles
An international team led by astronomers at Leiden University has shown in laboratory experiments that sulfur can bind with ...
Researchers create world's brightest X-ray source with high-power laser beam and novel metal foams
By combining the National Ignition Facility (NIF) laser and ultra-light metal foams, researchers at Lawrence Livermore ...
Invasive pike use marine corridors to colonize new Alaska territory
Northern pike are moving through salt water to invade freshwater habitats in Southcentral Alaska, according to a recent study ...
Fewer journalists are training to be court reporters. That's a problem for justice
Details of history's most high profile court cases—from Ted Bundy, to OJ Simpson, to Donald Trump and Dominique Pelicot—were ...
In Marvel and DC movies, rough childhoods do not doom characters to become villains
In a study of characters from the Marvel and DC cinematic universes, the amount of potentially traumatic events a character ...
Earth's temporary moon might have come from the moon
A tiny asteroid loitering in a near-Earth orbit for a few months last year may have an intriguing origin on our moon. Its ...
Marine animals consume microplastic particles and excrete them in feces, posing risks to marine environment
A new Tel Aviv University study has uncovered alarming findings about the spread of microplastic particles in the marine food ...
Pesticide impacts on bees more complex than expected—effects akin to aging and cancer
A new study shows distinct effects of neonicotinoid pesticide exposure in different bumble bee body parts, explaining why ...
Rice breeders explore gene editing to enhance nighttime heat tolerance
When rice is in its flowering and grain-filling stages, it is more sensitive to high nighttime temperatures than high daytime ...
The first supernovae flooded the early universe with water, research suggests
Water is the essence of life. Every living thing on Earth contains water within it. The Earth is rich with life because it is ...
Study shows hot leaves can't catch carbon from the air. It's bad news for rainforests—and Earth
On the east coast of Australia, in tropical North Queensland, lies the Daintree rainforest—a place where the density of trees ...