Eroding mountains could release, not trap, greenhouse gases
Eroding mountains could release, not trap, greenhouse gases
By Paul Voosen
The hills are hiding a carbon cache. For decades, scientists believed that the erosion of mountains...
Scientists uncover the secret behind shimmering seaweed
Scientists uncover the secret behind shimmering seaweed
By Kai Kupferschmidt
CAMBRIDGE, U.K.—At low tide, the brown seaweed filling tide pools along the coasts of Cornwall and Devon...
An NJIT researcher throws a global ham radio ‘party’ to study the eclipse
An NJIT researcher throws a global ham radio 'party' to study the eclipse
NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYWhen a solar eclipse plunges the country into...
Ancient Earth froze over in a geologic instant
Earth’s ice is melting at a rapid clip today. But some scientists think that during several ancient episodes, the planet plunged into a deep...
Ghostly particle caught in polar ice ushers in new way to look at the...
If astronomers are right, a ghostly particle that lit up an instrumented swathe of ice beneath the South Pole on 22 September last year...
Mutation-counting blood test could predict if cutting-edge immunotherapies can beat a cancer
Some cancers generate the seeds of their own destruction. Certain random mutations that accumulate in rapidly dividing tumor cells can spur the immune system...
Brewing up Earth’s earliest life
Around 4 billion years ago, Earth was an inhospitable place, devoid of oxygen, bursting with volcanic eruptions, and bombarded by asteroids, with no signs...
Rising bedrock below West Antarctica could delay catastrophic ice sheet collapse
The news last week out of Antarctica was sobering. According to a consensus estimate published in Nature, the continent has lost 3 trillion tons of ice in...
Silk could improve sensitivity, flexibility of wearable body sensors
Silk could improve sensitivity, flexibility of wearable body sensors
AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETYWASHINGTON, Aug. 20, 2017 -- From smart socks to workout clothes that measure exertion,...
Clean air advocates worried by EPA’s move to rethink cost-benefit calculations
Originally published by E&E NewsWhile the public and the media focus on Scott Pruitt's ethics scandals, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) boss is...