Science
Scientific discoveries and research
Manganese helps reduce agricultural nitrogen pollution in air, water
Nitrogen pollution is a serious concern for the agriculture industry. Agricultural fertilizers contain nitrogen, an essential nutrient for plant health. However...
Tapping into risk in America's drinking water
When you turn on the tap, you can typically expect clean, safe water to flow out. But behind that simple action lies a complex system of pipes, pumps, governanc...
New evidence reveals how Greenland's seaweed locks away carbon in the deep ocean
An interdisciplinary study confirms, for the first time, the oceanographic pathways that transport floating macroalgae from the coastal waters of Southwest Gree...
Scientist uses anime for STEM outreach
A new paper by Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) staff details how using popular culture could effectively teach science, technology, engineering and mathemat...
Exceptionally well-preserved ant in Goethe's amber examined
Even some 200 years after his death, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's scientific curiosity continues to yield new insights. This has now been demonstrated by biolog...
New insight into economic outcomes of the US space race
A Florida State University economics professor's latest research offers a new perspective on the long-held belief that the space race of the 1950s and 60s serve...
First carbon-enhanced metal-poor stars discovered in Milky Way's companion
Using the Baryons Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey (BOSS) spectrograph, astronomers have discovered five new carbon-enhanced metal-poor stars in the Large Magel...
Rain, not snow: Extraordinary warmth leaves mountains less snowy across the West
At UC Berkeley's Central Sierra Snow Laboratory, located at 6,894 feet above sea level near Donner Pass, researchers collect detailed measurements of the snowpa...
How does popularity influence consumers' online music choices?
How do consumers choose what to buy on Amazon or what to listen to on Spotify? Do they scroll endlessly through the options, review the ratings or select what i...
Shipping regulations to reduce pollution may have exacerbated Great Barrier Reef bleaching
Rising ocean temperatures have been implicated in mass coral bleaching events affecting the Great Barrier Reef (GBR). These events have been increasingly freque...
'Shark-repellent' method could reform fisheries by curbing bycatch
For decades, sharks have been the unintended victims of longline fisheries aimed at tuna and swordfish. Rising accidental catches have contributed to population...
Are llamas big pharma's secret weapon to find new drugs?
One llama is sprawled on the grass with its neck craned, basking in a patch of sunshine. Another stands on a dirt hill, ears flattened defiantly. A third rushes...