During the first six months of 2012, sea surface temperatures in the Northeast Shelf Large Marine Ecosystem were the highest ever recorded, according ...
Eight billion years ago, rays of light from distant galaxies began their long journey to Earth. That ancient starlight has now found its way to a moun...
There is no scientific evidence that low-level electromagnetic field exposure from mobile phones and other transmitting devices causes adverse health ...
A brief window of opportunity exists to shape the development of cities globally before a boom in infrastructure construction transforms urban land co...
Sweet sorghum(甜高粱) is primarily grown in the United States as a source of sugar for syrup(糖浆) and molasses. But the sturdy(坚定的,强健的) grass has other at...
As sea ice in the Arctic continues to shrink during this century, more than two thirds of the area with sufficient snow cover for ringed seals to repr...
A new Arctic study in the journal Science is helping to unravel(解开,阐明) an important mystery surrounding climate change: How quickly glaciers can melt ...
Men with divorced parents are significantly more likely to suffer a stroke than men from intact(完整的) families, shows a new study from the University o...
Every cook knows that boiling water bubbles, right? New research from Northwestern University turns that notion on its head. "We manipulated what...
If you think this summer was hot, it's nothing compared to the summer of 1913, when the hottest temperature ever recorded was a searing 134 degree...