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Air conditioning’s big global impact
Higher global temperatures combined with higher global incomes mean more air conditioners. But what do more air conditioners mean?
July 28, 2016
Shifting identities for traveling neutrinos
MIT researchers show that neutrinos can change between several distinct “flavors” while traveling from a facility near Chicago to a detector in Minnesota.
July 19, 2016
New microscopic view of ocean floor life
Underwater microscope provides new views of ocean-floor sea creatures in their natural setting.
July 16, 2016
Russian glacier-covered volcano erupting
The Klyuchevskoy volcano on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula is erupting. Ash explosions affecting air traffic could occur at any time.
July 12, 2016
Looking for a pristine landscape? Sorry …
If you're hoping to escape civilization and head into an unaltered wilderness, you might be surprised to learn it no longer exists on Earth, a study says.
July 6, 2016
Warming temps to raise Zika virus risk
Global warming will cause more people to be exposed to the mosquito that carries Zika virus, says a new study. Why this mosquito is such a good virus-spreader.
June 22, 2016
Measuring time in deep space
A scientist developing the Deep Space Atomic clock on why it’s key for future space missions.
June 14, 2016
Colombian volcano activity sparks concern
Ash plumes and tremors in Colombia's Nevado del Ruiz volcano are raising fears of destructive mudflows and the possibility of an eruption.
June 8, 2016
Deciphering mysterious honey bee decline
While the massive and sudden colony collapses that occurred a decade ago have abated, honey bees are still dying at troubling rates.
June 1, 2016
Seagulls on an iceberg
A group of ivory gulls - a threatened species of seagull - has made a colony in an unusual place: On an iceberg.
May 20, 2016
