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Clara Steitz

Arctic warming will accelerate climate change and impact global economy

A new paper in Nature Communications reveals a combination of these factors has the potential to increase the long-term economic impact of climate change by just under $70 trillion, under mitigation levels consistent with current national pledges to cut carbon emissions (5% of the estimated total cost of climate change

Experimental device generates electricity from the coldness of the universe

An international team of scientists has demonstrated for the first time that it is possible to generate a measurable amount of electricity in a diode directly from the coldness of the universe..

Hubble astronomers assemble wide view of the evolving universe

The deep-sky mosaic, created from nearly 7,500 individual exposures, provides a wide portrait of the distant universe, containing 265,000 galaxies that stretch back through 13.3 billion years of time to just 500 million years after the big bang. The faintest and farthest galaxies are just one ten-billionth

Harnessing sunlight to pull hydrogen from wastewater

In a paper published Feb.

Lyme Disease: The CDC’s Greatest Coverup & What They Don’t Want You To Know

Lyme disease, do you have it? If you did, you probably wouldn’t know – unless you’re one of the chronic sufferers that have had to visit over 30 doctors to get a proper diagnosis.

21 Funny Comebacks to Use When Asked Awkward Personal Questions

We get asked personal stuff all the time.It’s when it makes us feel uncomfortable and on the spot that it would be really nice to have a witty response in our back pocket.

Want to learn a new skill? Take some short breaks: NIH study suggests our brains may use short rest periods to strengthen memories

"Everyone thinks you need to 'practice, practice, practice' when learning something new.

Why lightning often strikes twice: New study reveals needle-like structures in positively charged lightning leaders

Needles "This finding is in sharp contrast to the present picture, in which the charge flows along plasma channels directly from one part of the cloud to another, or to the ground," explains Olaf Scholten, Professor of Physics at the KVI-CART institute of the University of Groningen. The reason why

NASA's landmark Twins Study reveals resilience of human body in space

The Twins Study provides the first integrated biomolecular view into how the human body responds to the spaceflight environment, and serves as a genomic stepping stone to better understand how to maintain crew health during human expeditions to the Moon and Mars. Retired NASA astronauts Scott Kelly and his identical

New evidence suggests volcanoes caused biggest mass extinction ever: Mercury found in ancient rock around the world supports theory that eruptions caused 'Great Dying' 252 million years ago.

The extinction 252 million years ago was so dramatic and widespread that scientists call it "the Great Dying." The catastrophe killed off more than 95 percent of life on Earth over the course of hundreds of thousands of years. Paleontologists with the University of Cincinnati and the China University of

Biosensor 'bandage' collects and analyzes sweat

Compared with other biofluids such as blood, sweat has the potential to be obtained less invasively for diagnostic testing.

Full Moon In Libra: Approaching Changes

We are having a 2nd Full Moon in Libra on April 19th; however, it will appear fullest on the night of the 18th in the American continents.

How the Power of Names Influences Our Life, According to Science

Is there such as thing as a powerful name? More to the point, can our names have an influence on our lives? What’s behind the power of names? We make instant judgements about people when we meet them. First impressions count. Names bring with them a lot of information

Carbon lurking in deep ocean threw ancient climate switch, say researchers: Slowdown of Atlantic circulation sent planet into deep freeze

A new study of sediments from the Atlantic bottom directly links this slowdown with a massive buildup of carbon dragged from the air into the abyss.

Cold plasma can kill 99.9% of airborne viruses

They hope to one day harness this capability to replace a century-old device: the surgical mask..