How Plastic Debris Makes Its Way Into Ocean Garbage Patches
Model predicts probability of plastic debris being transported from one ocean surface region to another. Tons of plastic debris get released into the ocean every…
Model predicts probability of plastic debris being transported from one ocean surface region to another. Tons of plastic debris get released into the ocean every…
A rocky planet discovered in the Virgo constellation is an astronomer’s dream. A newly discovered planet could be our best chance yet of studying rocky…
University of Chicago researchers hunt for proposed particles that could explain quirks of the universe. A team of researchers at the University of Chicago recently…
The treatment uses a type of CRISPR to target viral RNA and appears to stop replication of both viruses in the lungs. With a relatively…
The IBeA research group of the University of the Basque Country has proposed a method that can be used to characterize samples from the Mars…
A strategy for preventing boron-containing compounds from breaking down could help medicinal chemists design new drugs. Boron, a metalloid element that sits next to carbon…
New study on submarine permafrost suggests locked greenhouse gases are emerging. Something lurks beneath the Arctic Ocean. While it’s not a monster, it has largely…
The red hypergiant VY Canis Majoris is enshrouded in huge clouds of dust Stars come in an extraordinary range of sizes. One of the most…
The advance could improve energy efficiency of data centers and lighten the load for electronics-rich vehicles. Researchers have developed a data transfer system that can…
The oceans are becoming more acidic because of the rapid release of carbon dioxide (CO2) caused by anthropogenic (human) activities, such as burning of fossil…
In early 2016, an icy visitor from the edge of our solar system hurtled past Earth. It briefly became visible to stargazers as Comet Catalina…
University of Chicago, Argonne scientists tame photon-magnon interactions In a first-of-its-kind discovery, researchers in the University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering and Argonne…
Researchers led by Iowa State’s Hui Hu took their studies of wind-turbine icing out of the lab and into the field to learn how and…
A digital twin of our planet is to simulate the Earth system in future. It is intended to support policy-makers in taking appropriate measures to…
What’s Up for March? Mars and friends in the evening, and a brilliant pair of planets returns… In the first week or so of March,…
Worrisome new coronavirus variants can evade antibodies that neutralize original virus. New research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis indicates that three…
Study describes passive cooling system that aims to help impoverished communities, reduce cooling and heating costs, lower CO2 emissions. Passive cooling, like the shade a…
What remains of the star that exploded just outside our galaxy in 1987? Debris has obscured scientists’ view, but two of NASA’s X-ray telescopes have…