Top Stories

MSU Team Develops Scalable Climate Solutions for Agricultural Carbon Markets 

New research from Michigan State University, led by agricultural systems scientist Bruno Basso, addresses a major problem in agricultural carbon markets: how to set an accurate starting point, or “baseline,” for measuring climate benefits.

>> Read the Full Article

So What do the World’s Coastlines Look Like in 2025?

At the dawn of the millennium, a group of eminent scientists began compiling a list of the threats they felt were most likely to impact the world’s rocky shorelines over the coming quarter of a century.

>> Read the Full Article

Discarded U.K. Clothing Dumped in Protected Wetlands in Ghana

Heaps of discarded clothing from the U.K. have been dumped in protected wetlands in Ghana, an investigation found.

>> Read the Full Article

For Plants, Urban Heat Islands Don’t Mimic Global Warming

Scientists have found that trees in cities respond to higher temperatures differently than those in forests, potentially masking climate impacts.

>> Read the Full Article

What Are Intraocular Lenses? and How Can They Restore Sight for Patients with Cataracts?

New technology is quickly improving the world’s most common form of eye surgery.

>> Read the Full Article

Hubble Snaps Galaxy Cluster’s Portrait

A massive, spacetime-warping cluster of galaxies is the setting of today’s NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image. 

>> Read the Full Article

Tiny Crystals Provide Insight to Massive 2006 Augustine Volcano Eruption

Samples of extremely small crystal clots, each polished to the thickness of a human hair or thinner, have revealed information about the process triggering the major 2006 eruption of Alaska’s Augustine Volcano.

>> Read the Full Article

Major Investment for Next-Generation Battery Research for Heavy Industries

Since 2017, Prosperity Partnerships have provided investment for academic institutes and businesses to co-create and co-deliver a programme of research activity that directly addresses a clear industrial need.

>> Read the Full Article

Time to Throw Away the Plastics in Your Kitchen?

Plastic containers and utensils are staples in many kitchens—but could they be affecting your health?

>> Read the Full Article

Duration of Heat Waves Accelerating Faster than Global Warming

New research finds that not only will climate change make heat waves hotter and longer, but the lengthening of heat waves will accelerate with each additional fraction of a degree of warming.

>> Read the Full Article