La Niña conditions in the Pacific Ocean may lead to sandals and sunglasses at Christmastime.
California Appears to Be in for a Dry, Warm Winter
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How Can Cities Become Healthier, Greener, and More Equitable in the Future?
In a year marked by COVID-19, renewed calls for racial justice, a contentious presidential election, and an active wildfire and hurricane season, Penn experts share what’s needed to make urban areas more resilient to future crises.
Bacteria in Iron-Deficient Environments Process Carbon Sources Selectively
When humans have low iron levels, they tend to feel weak, fatigued and dizzy.
Hidden Structure Found in Essential Metabolic Machinery
In his first year of graduate school, Rice University biochemist Zachary Wright discovered something hidden inside a common piece of cellular machinery that’s essential for all higher order life from yeast to humans.
Biological Diversity Evokes Happiness
Under the current pandemic conditions, activities out in nature are a popular pastime.
Stanford Researchers Use Kilauea Crystals to Understand Hidden Volcano Behavior
Scientists striving to understand how and when volcanoes might erupt face a challenge: many of the processes take place deep underground in lava tubes churning with dangerous molten Earth.
