Much of Australia enjoys the same Mediterranean climate as L.A.—for bushfires, that doesn't bode well
The world has watched in horror as fires continue to raze parts of Los Angeles, California. For those of us living in ...
Hybrid cascade process selectively converts COâ‚‚ into methanol
In a hybrid cascade, climate-damaging CO2 is turned back into valuable methanol. An international research team has shown how ...
Beyond evolution: Alfred Russel Wallace's critique of the 19th century world
Alfred Russel Wallace was a British naturalist renowned for co-developing the theory of evolution alongside Charles Darwin—and for mapping out the biodiversity of the Indonesian Archipelago. However, ...
Survey finds more hidden supermassive black holes than expected
Multiple NASA telescopes recently helped scientists search the sky for supermassive black holes—those up to billions of times heavier than the sun. The new survey is unique because it was as likely to ...
Wildfires can contaminate drinking water systems with harmful chemicals—here's what Los Angeles needs to know
The wildfires in the Los Angeles area have destroyed thousands of structures, many of them homes, and firefighters continue ...
Did COVID really push some Italians out of the country's cities?
During the summer of 2020, as highlighted by geographers Aurélie Delage and Max Rousseau, media across many European ...
Germany races to contain foot-and-mouth outbreak amid export fears
Germany took further steps Monday to limit the potential spread of foot-and-mouth disease, as an outbreak of the virus ...
DNA nanorobots that can alter artificial cells offer a new tool for synthetic biology
The shape and morphology of a cell play a key role in the biological function. This corresponds to the principle of "form ...
Apex predators in prehistoric Colombian oceans would have snacked on killer whales today
Predators at the top of a marine food chain 130 million years ago ruled with more power than any modern species, McGill ...
California wildfire disaster: State's insurance industry could see 'catastrophic failures' in the coming days
As firefighters in California continue to battle multiple wildfires around Los Angeles, experts are sounding the alarm about ...
Scientists achieve measurement of three different deformations in atomic nucleus
A new milestone in nuclear physics has been achieved with the direct observation of three different deformations in the ...