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Data-Driven Lab Director and Associate Professor Angel Hsu has been selected as one of six US scientists to participate this week to scope an upcoming Special Report on Climate Change and Cities for the…

The new findings indicate that changes to migration habitat are not likely to be a primary cause of population declines and that good migration habitat remains for monarchs, especially in Mexico. The study drew on data and expertise from…

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For scientists focused on unlocking the secrets of the sun, it’s not a newfangled invention but a cyclical celestial event — and an appetite for world travel — that offers them an unmatched opportunity to observe our…

Scientists in the Sahel are finding quality groundwater sources -- thanks to a nuclear technique and a decade of support and training from the IAEA. Water resources in Africa are under pressure due to growing water demand, water…

On April 8, the moon’s shadow will sweep through North America, trailing a diagonal ribbon of momentary, midday darkness across parts of the continent. Those who happen to be within the “path of totality” will…

Over the past year, there has been a vigorous debate among scientists – and more broadly – about whether global warming is “accelerating”. This, in turn, has led to questions about whether the world is warming…

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Over the past few years, hardware manufacturers have developed technologies that ought to make it possible for…

An image supplied by Dr Kimberly Arcand which illustrates her team's sonification research.About the authorsDr. Kimberly Arcand is an expert in astronomy visualization and has been a pioneer in 3D imaging, printing, and extended reality…

Natural disasters, exposures with unknown health effects, and respiratory diseases caused by inhalation of harmful agents are just a few of the topics discussed at the April 23 meeting of the National Toxicology Program (NTP) Board of…

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Coral reefs are some of the oldest, most diverse ecosystems on Earth, and among the most valuable. They nurture 25% of all ocean life, protect coasts from storms and add billions of dollars yearly to the global economy through their…

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Amid the bleak reports about a precipitous loss in numbers and types of birds around North America and the rest of the world is a glimmer of hope in Maine’s North Woods. A new study has found something unexpected and scientists…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain An international team of scientists has warned against relying on nature providing straightforward 'early…

A new machine learning model may be able to help brewers save time and money on consumer trials, make more consistent products and improve their recipes,…

A top panel of geologists has decided not to grant the 'human age' its own distinct place in earth's geological timeline. A top panel of…

Aquifer Storage Recovery (ASR) Overview. Credit: Korea Institute of Science and Technology In recent years, the world has been experiencing…

Relationship between exchangeable Mn concentrations and soil C stocks in humus layers of boreal forests. (A) Area of boreal forest and location of study sites in the…

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #TechForGood--NTT Research announced that scientists from its PHI Lab achieved quantum control of exciton wavefunctions in two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors.

U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) scientists published the Cascaded Variational Quantum Eigensolver (CVQE) algorithm in a recent Physical Review Research article, expected to become a powerful tool to…

As the levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere continue to increase and climate change impacts become more costly, the scientific community is redoubling efforts to investigate the potential risks and benefits of artificially…

When the pandemic forced NIEHS grantee Arthur Edison’s laboratory to shut down or go remote, the lab went remote. Out of what might otherwise have been a huge inconvenience came a golden opportunity to bring greater diversity into the…

For the first time in history, a single language dominates global scientific communication. But the actual production of knowledge continues to be a multilingual enterprise. The use of English as the norm poses challenges for…

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Taylor Swift’s passionate energy was carried over as a formidable force; her fans had the same driving ability. Taylor Swift’s songs set off seismic signals, shows a new study. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo(REUTERS) In the…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain How confident are you in your judgments and how well can you defend your opinions? Chances are that they…

Pouya Hosseinzadeh, left, a USU doctoral student in computer science, with faculty mentor Soukaina Filali Boubrahimi, right, assistant professor in the Department of…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain When climate scientists look to the future to determine what the effects of climate change may be, they use…

The following press release was issued by the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. For researchers studying how proteins can cause human disease, knowing precisely where proteins are made within cells and tissues…

Media AdvisoryTuesday, March 12, 2024 New details of EBV protein could aid treatment, prevention efforts.What…

Across South Africa, sewage systems are leaking and contaminating the country’s freshwater. Involving the affected communities can help prevent this pollution hazard, as a group of 15 citizen scientists in KwaZulu-Natal province…

The NCA5 is a report delivered to the President, Congress, and the Nation that analyzes the effects of global change on the natural environment, agriculture, energy production and use, land and water resources, transportation, human…

Tumors can carry mutations in hundreds of different genes, and each of those genes may be mutated in different ways — some mutations simply replace one DNA nucleotide with another, while others insert or delete…

The Arctic often feels like a faraway place. However, a recent study shows that despite its remoteness, the Arctic is no sanctuary from human pollution. What is happening? Recent evidence from a study by scientists at…

The Molecular Ecology Laboratory applies genetic and genomic technologies to address a variety of complex questions and conservation issues facing the management of the Nation's fish and wildlife resources. Together with…

Factors such as habitat loss, invasive species, and non-native predators have been fueling the birds’ decline for centuries. However, introduced diseases, particularly avian malaria spread through mosquitoes, which are not native to the…

U.S. Geological Survey Biologist Dan Catizone prepares a cold-stunned green sea turtle for transport to Gulf World Marine Institute near St. Joseph Bay, Florida January 23, 2024. The animals were pulled from fatal water…

NIEHS researchers have developed a new breast cancer risk score that improves the ability of scientists and physicians to identify women who will develop the disease. The risk score is based on a naturally occurring chemical modification…

Credit: Maksim Goncharenok from Pexels A German man who deliberately got vaccinated for COVID-19 a whopping 217 times did not report any…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The Arctic could see summer days with practically no sea ice as early as the next couple of years,…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Research from the University of Aberdeen has identified an area of DNA in the human genome that plays a…

Bar plots depicting the relationship between all variables manipulated and controlled for in the study and the frequency of sellers’ honest/dishonest behavior. Credit:…

The authors found that non-native plant cover was higher in plots measured after wildfires compared to prescribed burns or unburned plots. Cool-season short-lived grasses, such as cheatgrass, composed most of the non-native post-fire…

Dzierlenga oversees an extensive portfolio of NIEHS grants related to microbiome research. (Photo courtesy of Steve McCaw / NIEHS) The gut and the microbes that inhabit it — collectively known as the gut microbiome — serve as a…

Some researchers say that “bringing back” woolly mammoths can help protect frozen tundras by slowing the melting of permafrost.Bettmann / Contributor via Getty Images Scientists from a company attempting to…

Some researchers say that "bringing back" woolly mammoths could help protect frozen tundras by slowing the melting of permafrost. Bettmann /…

To mark International Women's Day 2024, over 400 fellows from the IAEA's Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship and the Lise Meitner Programmes came together in Vienna, to voice their shared vision for a more inclusive future in nuclear…