A light-activated catalyst efficiently converts ammonia into clean-burning hydrogen using only inexpensive raw materials.
525-million-year-old fossil defies textbook explanation for brain evolution
According to a new study, fossils of a tiny sea creature with a delicately preserved nervous system solve a century-old debate over how the brain evolved in arthropods, the most species-rich group in the animal kingdom. Combining detailed anatomical studies of the fossilized nervous system with analyses of gene expression patterns...
Planet’s rarest birds at higher risk of extinction
A new study finds that bird species with extreme or uncommon combinations of traits face the highest risk of extinction.
Quantifying the Impact of Vegetation Changes on Water Availability
Dr Chris Huntingford from the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology collaborated on a new study which explains how global water availability is affected by changes in vegetation cover.
NASA Satellite Precipitation Data Joins the Air Force
Rain gauges are plentiful around the United States, but that’s not the case elsewhere in the world – particularly over oceans and sparsely populated areas.
NASA Program Predicted Impact of Small Asteroid Over Ontario, Canada
2022 WJ1 was a tiny asteroid on a collision course with Earth. But astronomers saw it coming, and NASA’s Scout impact hazard assessment system calculated where it would hit.
Thanksgiving Weekend Weather: Mild for Most, Rainy for Some
As we head into Thanksgiving, NOAA forecasters anticipate temperatures close to seasonal normals in most areas of the country, but there will be increased chances of precipitation in some places.
How Studying the Clouds Can Improve Climate Models
Associate Research Scientist Kara Lamb grew up reading her father’s Scientific American magazines.
Planet’s Most Unique Birds at Higher Risk of Extinction
A new study finds that bird species with extreme or uncommon combinations of traits face the highest risk of extinction.
A Study Offers New Insights Into the Record 2021 Western North America Heat Wave
The heat wave that hammered western North America in late June and early July 2021 was not just any midsummer event.