After a typhoon surprised a research cruise, scientists took advantage of the unique sampling opportunity to reveal rapid ...

After decades of analyzing reams of lunar rocks back here on Earth, the canonical view of the moon was that it was anhydrous; ...

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Researchers have discovered that a group of viruses known to infect an agriculturally important plant pathogen has remained ...

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A team led by bioengineers at the University of California San Diego has developed a genome-scale reference map that details ...

Melting and breaking icebergs in the far-off northeastern Pacific Ocean can weaken a massive current system in the Atlantic ...

In environmental, health and technology crises, Americans are more persuaded to take action by scientists and public ...

Sugars are key biomolecules in living organisms, as they form the backbone of DNA and RNA and play a fundamental role in ...

CANISIUS is the official name of the new spin-echo neutron interferometer developed at Atominstitut, TU Wien. It enables ...

A giant mirror to create "sunlight on demand" was just approved by the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC), ...