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The aftermath of floods, hurricanes and other disasters can be hardest on older rural Americans – here’s how families and neighbors can help
Light-powered reactions could make the chemical manufacturing industry more energy-efficient
Colorado’s fentanyl criminalization bill won’t solve the opioid epidemic, say the people most affected
Last Meal Reveals Eating Habits Of Australian Sauropod
It’s miller moth season in Colorado – an entomologist explains why they’re important and where they’re headed
Golden Dome: An aerospace engineer explains the proposed nationwide missile defense system
Fleeting fireflies illuminate Colorado summer nights − and researchers are watching
Schools and communities can help children bounce back after distressing disasters like the LA wildfires
5 years on, true counts of COVID-19 deaths remain elusive − and research is hobbled by lack of data
What was the first thing scientists discovered? A historian makes the case for Babylonian astronomy
ANSTO scientists help refine estimates of global methane emissions
Study Finds Support for Solar Energy Has Become Politically Polarized
Colorado is tackling air pollution in vulnerable neighborhoods by regulating 5 air toxics
Lightning strikes link weather on Earth and weather in space
Grasshopper size changes suggest how to predict winners and losers under climate change
How satellites and AI help fight wildfires today
The carbon in our bodies probably left the galaxy and came back on cosmic ‘conveyer belt’
3 years after the Marshall Fire: Wildfire smoke’s health risks can linger long-term in homes that escape burning
Listening for the right radio signals could be an effective way to track small drones
Solar Superflares Once Per Century
We developed a way to use light to dismantle PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ – long-lasting environmental pollutants
Bluesky isn’t the ‘new Twitter,’ but its resemblance to the old one is drawing millions of new users
Music can change how you feel about the past
New research shows how marine heatwaves have hidden depths
Age related health decline a predictor of future dementia risk
Missing link to Snowball Earth history emerges from some unusual rocks on Colorado’s Pikes Peak
When is a Heat Wave Just a Heat Wave, and When is it Climate Change?
SPIE Photonics West 2025 Now Open for Registration
Life could exist on Mars in shallow meltwater pools below icy surface, study suggests
Cornell leads subteams on $35M nuclear-powered spacecraft project
Evacuating in disasters like Hurricane Milton isn’t simple – there are reasons people stay in harm’s way, and it’s not just stubbornness
Kit For Versatile Robots
Sunflowers make small moves to maximize their Sun exposure − physicists can model them to predict how they grow
Domesticating horses had a huge impact on human society − new science rewrites where and when it first happened
Australia’s largest iron ore deposits are 1 billion years younger than we thought
Why the future of democracy could depend on your group chats
Understanding how ions flow in and out of the tiniest pores promises better energy storage devices
Solution to ancient astronomy puzzle to aid solar storm warnings
AI chatbots are intruding into online communities where people are trying to connect with other humans
Venus is losing water faster than previously thought – here’s what that could mean for the early planet’s habitability
Stonehenge may have aligned with the Moon as well as the Sun
If life exists on Jupiter’s moon Europa, scientists might soon be able to detect it
La Trobe University Helping To Grow Plants On Moon
Plants to be grown on the moon when humans return
High-energy laser weapons: A defense expert explains how they work and what they are used for
BioMed X and AbbVie Start New Research Project in the USA
TRISH calls for postdoctoral proposals for fellowship program
Changes in Earth’s orbit may have triggered ancient warming event