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The genetics of viruses living along a permafrost thaw gradient may help scientists better predict the pace of climate change.
Widespread fracturing during lake drainage triggers vertical shafts to form that affect the Greenland Ice Sheet.
Scientists discover key types of microbes that degrade organic matter and release carbon dioxide and methane into the atmosphere.
Identified genes involved in plant cell wall polysaccharide production and restructuring could aid in engineering bioenergy crops.
Ultrafine aerosol particles produce bigger storm clouds and more precipitation than larger aerosols in pristine conditions.
The bacteria from cows and other ruminants’ digestive systems could provide insights for converting corn stover and other biomass into fuels.
New design coats molecular components and dramatically improves stability under tough, oxidizing conditions.
Signaling mechanism details discovered, potentially leading to strategies to engineer plants that make more bio-oil.
Scientists improve our understanding of the relationship between fundamental forces by re-creating the earliest moments of the universe.
U.S. and Korean scientists show how to find and use beneficial 3-D field perturbations to stabilize dangerous edge-localized modes in plasma.
First direct measurement show how heavy particles containing a charm quark get caught up in the flow of early universe particle soup.
Particle flow patterns suggest even small-scale collisions create drops of early universe quark-gluon plasma.
