Advanced X-ray techniques yield insights into a bacterial enzyme that turns methane gas into liquid fuel

In the spring of 2020, as the pandemic created a worldwide shortage of N95 masks, two Stanford engineers working out of their homes designed and demonstrated an effective yet inexpensive way to disinfect personal protective equipment (PPE).

Vibrations travel through our planet in waves, like chords ringing out from a strummed guitar. 

How hot is the Universe today? How hot was it before? 

An international team led by the University of Geneva (UNIGE) has studied which types of forest, in terms of biodiversity, are the most effective in storing carbon. 

From when they give birth to the timing of their migrations, animals are responding in unexpected ways to changes in their environment.

How exactly do birds “talk” to one another? And how can birdsong research help us understand communication in humans, too?

The University of Glasgow has received funding to repurpose drugs that are currently used to treat some parasitic diseases in humans – Sleeping Sickness, Chagas Disease and Leishmaniasis – to manage amoebic gill disease in Atlantic salmon.

Enterprising fishermen have been developing sea scallop aquaculture in Maine with technology adapted from Japan. Recently, NOAA Fisheries scientists conducted a study to help with site selection.

This Veterans Day, join us in honoring military veterans who have served in the United States Armed Forces and learn how NOAA and our partners work with veterans to build a community of habitat restoration practitioners across the nation.