On becoming air compliant in the SJV: The big picture and what’s at stake
Living in a part of the U.S. – California’s San Joaquin Valley (Valley) – that year after year experiences some of the worst episodes...
CAA authority to stop climate change would be gutted with carbon dividend bill passage
The below Jan. 25, 2019 press release is from the Center for Biological Diversity.
Legislation introduced Thursday by Rep. Ted Deutch (D-Fla.) and Rep....
How staying in shape is vital for reproductive success
Cells must keep their shape and proportions to successfully reproduce through cell division, finds new research from the Francis Crick Institute and King's College...
Strong interactions produce a dance between light and sound
Light and high-frequency acoustic sound waves in a tiny glass structure can strongly couple to one another and perform a dance in step. A team...
How human-generated carbon dioxide could reshape oceans
Something peculiar is happening in the azure waters off the rocky cliffs of Ischia, Italy. There, streams of gas-filled volcanic bubbles rising up to...
A new way to provide cooling without power
MIT researchers have devised a new way of providing cooling on a hot sunny day, using inexpensive materials and requiring no fossil fuel-generated power....
How the world’s fastest muscle created four unique bird species
https://youtu.be/CGaiRUHuCoY When the male bearded manakin snaps its wings at lightning speed, it’s more than part of an elaborate, acrobatic mating ritual. The tiny muscle...
How Earth builds supereruption-feeding magma systems
To figure out where magma gathers in the earth’s crust and for how long, Vanderbilt University volcanologist Guilherme Gualda and his students traveled to its most...
Planck’s Law: A nanoscale discovery with big implications
A recent discovery by William & Mary and University of Michigan researchers transforms our understanding of one of the most important laws of modern...
New urine dipstick test detects cause of disease that blinds millions
Scientists at Scripps Research have developed a urine diagnostic to detect the parasitic worms that cause river blindness, also called onchocerciasis, a tropical disease...
