There’s Lots of Water in the Most Explosive Volcano in the World
Shiveluch, an active volcano located on the Kamchatka Peninsula in northeastern Russia, has had more major eruptions than any other volcano in our current period…
Shiveluch, an active volcano located on the Kamchatka Peninsula in northeastern Russia, has had more major eruptions than any other volcano in our current period…
Discovery could aid early screening, shed light on how Chiari malformation arises. About one in 100 children has a common brain disorder called Chiari 1…
An electrolysis system that doesn’t need pure water may change the game when it comes to exploration. When it comes to water and Mars, there’s…
Proven model developed by WashU predicts 20 million infected Americans by late January. Presumptive president-elect Joe Biden has signaled that fighting the COVID-19 pandemic will…
Pollution and Pandemics: A Dangerous Mix Research from Chakrabarty lab finds that as one goes, so goes the other — to a point. The United…
Fossil cranium suggests environmental conditions drove rapid changes. Males of the extinct human species Paranthropus robustus were thought to be substantially larger than females —…
For a honey bee, few things are more important than recognizing your nestmates. Being able to tell a nestmate from an invader could mean the…
Sicker livestock may increase climate woes: More parasites means higher emissions of potent greenhouse gas. Climate change is affecting the spread and severity of infectious…
In atomic nuclei, protons and neutrons share energy and momentum in tight quarters. But exactly how they share the energy that keeps them bound within…
Flu season comes around like clockwork every year, and sooner or later everyone gets infected. The annual flu shot is a key part of public…
Researchers’ hybrid dataset includes satellite images, modeling, and air samples. It is not unusual to come across headlines about pollution or global warming and find…
Enstatite chondrite meteorites, once considered ‘dry,’ contain enough water to fill the oceans — and then some. A new study finds that Earth’s water may…
Imagine plugging into your brick house. Red bricks — some of the world’s cheapest and most familiar building materials — can be converted into energy…
How’s the weather on Mars? Tough on rovers, but very good for generating and moving highly reactive chlorine compounds. New research from Washington University in…
Researchers wonder: Could they have delivered water to the early Earth? The formation of our solar system was a messy affair. Most of the material…
Federal funding awarded for rapid COVID-19 test based on a new biolabeling technology called plasmonic-fluor. Engineers at the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University…
‘Curious and Curiouser!’ – Meteorite Chunk Contains Unexpected Evidence of Presolar Grains An unusual chunk in a meteorite may contain a surprising bit of space…
A new global study reveals the extent to which high-yielding rice varieties favored in the decades since the “Green Revolution” have a propensity to go…