MSU researchers discovered that microbes begin shaping the brain while still in the womb, influencing neurons in a region critical for stress and social behavior. Their findings suggest modern birth practices that alter the microbiome may have hidden impacts on brain development.
Reusable ‘Jelly Ice’ Keeps Things Cold — Without Meltwater
No matter whether it’s crushed or cubed, ice eventually melts into a puddle — but an alternative called jelly ice doesn’t.
Texas Study Reveals Heat Waves Can Cause More Polluted Air
Heat waves are becoming more common, severe and long-lasting.
Years After an Earthquake, Rivers Still Carry the Mountains Downstream
On May 12, 2008, the magnitude 7.9 Wenchuan Earthquake shook central China, its destructive tremors spreading from the flank of the Longmen Shan, or Dragon's Gate Mountains, along the eastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau.
Scientists reveal how just two human decisions rewired the Great Salt Lake forever
Scientists found that Great Salt Lake’s chemistry and water balance were stable for thousands of years, until human settlement. Irrigation and farming in the 1800s and a railroad causeway in 1959 created dramatic, lasting changes. The lake now behaves in ways unseen for at least 2,000 years.
Alaskan Salt Marshes Offer Insight to Understudied, But Dynamic Environments
The most powerful earthquake in U.S. history originated along the south coast of Alaska on March 27, 1964.
Cultivating Growth in Horticulture: UK Research and Education Center Reflects on Century of Impact
The University of Kentucky Research and Education Center (UKREC) at Princeton, part of the UK Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, has served Kentucky’s agricultural community for a century, supporting Kentucky’s fruit, vegetable and nursery crop growers through robust horticultural research and outreach programs.
Black Metal Could Give a Heavy Boost to Solar Power Generation
In the quest for energy independence, researchers have studied solar thermoelectric generators (STEGs) as a promising source of solar electricity generation.
Scientists just found a hidden factor behind Earth’s methane surge
Roughly two-thirds of all atmospheric methane, a potent greenhouse gas, comes from methanogens. Tracking down which methanogens in which environment produce methane with a specific isotope signature is difficult, however. UC Berkeley researchers have for the first time CRISPRed the key enzyme involved in microbial methane production to understand the...
A record-breaking antenna just deployed in space. Here’s what it will see
NASA and ISRO s NISAR satellite has just reached a major milestone: the successful deployment of its enormous 39-foot antenna reflector in orbit. Folded up like an umbrella during launch, the reflector is now fully extended and ready to support NISAR s groundbreaking radar systems. This record-breaking satellite will monitor...