science
A new way to grow crops in marginal soils could help...
The global population is expected to reach 9.7 billion in 2050—but how will we feed all these people? Roughly one-third of the world's arable...
Live fast and die young, or play the long game? Scientists...
Scientists have pinpointed the "pace" and "shape" of life as the two key elements in animal life cycles that affect how different species get...
Researchers discover semiconducting nanotubes that form spontaneously
If scientists could find a way to control the process for making semiconductor components on a nanometric scale, they could give those components unique...
Lead pollution in Arctic ice show economic impact of wars and...
How did events like the Black Death plague impact the economy of Medieval Europe? Particles of lead trapped deep in Arctic ice can tell...
Study finds that parental ‘memory’ is inherited across generations
Are our personalities and behaviors shaped more by our genes or our circumstances? While this age-old "nature vs. nurture" question continues to confound us...
Researchers develop ultrafast semiconductors
UK researchers have developed world-leading Compound Semiconductor (CS) technology that can drive future high-speed data communications.
A team from Cardiff University's Institute for Compound Semiconductors...
Producing graphene from carbon dioxide
The general public knows the chemical compound of carbon dioxide as a greenhouse gas in the atmosphere and because of its global-warming effect. However,...
New study: How much do climate fluctuations matter for global crop...
The El Niño-Southern Oscillation has been responsible for widespread, simultaneous crop failures in recent history, according to a new study from researchers at Columbia...
Discovering exoplanets with gravitational waves
In a recent paper in Nature Astronomy, researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute/AEI) in Potsdam and from the French...
Scientists find high mutation rates within huge, old-growth trees
The towering, hundred-year-old Sitka spruce trees growing in the heart of Vancouver Island's Carmanah Valley appear placid and unchanging.
In reality, each one is packed...
Researchers combine quantum expertise to advance research in ultracold molecules
Leaders in the field of ultracold molecule research from Columbia and Harvard universities are teaming up to propel understanding of the quantum mechanics of...
