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Warming Made Hurricane Melissa Four Times More Likely

Hurricane Melissa tore through Jamaica, Haiti, and Cuba this week as one of the most powerful Atlantic storms on record.

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Printing Technique Could Vastly Improve the Environmental Impact of Digital Displays

Duke Engineering researchers demonstrate the first fully recyclable, sub-micrometer printed electronics.

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Land Carbon Sinks Cannot Keep Up, While Rising Temperatures Spread Disease and Threaten Incomes – Report Warns

The planet’s natural carbon sinks are reaching critical limits, absorbing fewer emissions than expected as decades of climate change has weakened their capacity, a new report warns.

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Tracking River Pollution: A Novel Approach to Sampling

River pollution is a major threat to water quality and ecosystems, and understanding pollution sources and how they mix is vital to creating effective pollution management.

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Under the Surface: How Genetics Could Save the Great Barrier Reef

On an island 87 kilometres off Queensland's coast, scientists are discovering secrets that could care for the Great Barrier Reef.

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Harnessing Magnetism for Faster Computing

Today’s computers store information in magnetic hard drives, keeping files safe even when the device is powered off.

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How Climate-Damaging Nitrous Oxide Forms in the Ocean

To many people, nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, is only known as a party drug or from the dentist.

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4 Spooky Science Stories for Halloween

Brains, spiders, (were)wolves and slimy eyeballs — a collection of creepy research topics that Dr. Frankenstein would appreciate! But unlike the mad scientist’s work, the research detailed below in ACS journals aims to improve human life by developing an alternative to animal testing, on-demand wound care, an edible protective coating for veggies, and informing future retinal health studies.

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