Science
Scientific discoveries and research
As the planet warms, cities like Bangkok could be increasingly inundated by deadly floods
In the humid tropics of Southeast Asia, afternoon thunderstorms roll through almost every day. Daytime heat causes towering, fluffy cumulonimbus clouds to form...
Yosemite's meadows can be restored, but it will take time and effort
Researchers at Colorado State University are leading an attempt to restore Yosemite National Park's iconic meadows before it's too late by reintroducing native...
Rising heat linked to faster telomere loss in wild Australian birds
Extreme heat can have a profound impact on wild animals, causing their death in the most extreme cases and leaving less visible marks in others. Understanding t...
Seagrass meadows bounce back with new fish communities
Seagrasses are flowering plants that thrive in marine environments and form extensive meadows along the tropical Queensland coast. New James Cook University res...
Cancer survival is improving, but return‑to‑work support is falling behind
Australia has made significant strides in improving cancer survival, but new research from Griffith University finds far less progress in supporting survivors'...
Nature's capacity to 'bounce back' when species are lost is vastly overestimated, global analysis finds
The idea that ecosystems carry plenty of backup, so if a small number of species become extinct there is little harm, has been greatly overestimated, according...
California scientist wins a Nobel Prize, then makes school lunches for his kids
Dr. Karl Deisseroth spent hours fielding congratulatory calls after learning early Monday that he had won a Nobel Prize for medicine for helping to open a new f...
Russia reports a worker at a Siberian plague institute got pneumonia from an unknown cause and died
Russian authorities have quarantined a hospital and are monitoring contacts of an employee at a plague research institute in Siberia who contracted pneumonia of...
Carefree shoppers most likely to receive retail discounts, study finds
Research involving Durham University Business School reveals how retailers target customers most likely to spend more. Shoppers who take a more carefree approac...
Exploring systemic racism as the default explanation for disparities
Much of the field of sociology treats systemic racism as its default explanation for racial disparities rather than as an open question that requires further in...
Vitamin B1 gains in wild lake trout embryos challenge assumptions drawn from hatcheries
For decades, fisheries managers have struggled to restore recruitment in wild lake trout populations across the Great Lakes region, with limited success. Return...
Neutrons, rotating black holes, and a galactic PeVatron at the center of the Milky Way
Galactic black holes are cosmic mitochondria, powerhouses of the universe. Most of the energy these supermassive black holes produce comes from the material sur...