6+ hour ago   (198+ words) Graphite is a critical mineral used in batteries, laptops, and smartphones. A close-up shows the inner experimental set-up to study how carbon dioxide transforms into solid carbon in molten-salt electrolysis. Gray electrodes provide the electricity and serve as the site…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (669+ words) | Newswise Newswise Tiny ancient fish fossil with preserved brain offers clues to early fish evolution Over 300 million years ago, a minnow-sized fish died and fell to the bottom of the prehistoric swamp near the village of Trawden, Lancashire, in northwest…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (685+ words) When bright green water appeared in the newly renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, it drew national attention and sparked political finger-pointing. The culprit: cyanobacteria—sometimes called blue-green algae—a type of bacteria that can produce toxins harmful to people, pets,…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (391+ words) A slice of the meteorite, NWA 12774, under cross-polarized light. A fragment of a lost world has provided the first direct evidence that a protoplanet in the early solar system could have been as large as Mars. Newswise — June 2, 2026—Four-and-a-half billion…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago   (330+ words) Newswise — The world’s ‘urban heat islands’ (UHIs) would be twice as hot without the cooling effect trees have on superheated cityscapes, according to an unprecedented study that also highlights stark inequalities in access to this powerful form of nature-based air…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago   (179+ words) | Newswise Newswise The Evolution of Reef Fish Diets Newswise — A new study in Nature Communications explores how reef fish such as surgeonfish and unicornfish have evolved over the last 60 million years. This research sheds light on how changing oceans have…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago   (777+ words) Newswise — A decade ago, West Virginia University researchers were among the first to find rare earth elements in acid mine drainage seeping from retired coal mines. Now, the University is ready to expand that work to help secure a domestic…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (403+ words) | Newswise Newswise Soil science reimagined: from farmland to the final frontier A framework illustrating the development of both agricultural and nontraditional soil sciences is driven by societal demands (outer circle) and exploiting soil functions (inner circle). Since the 19th century, soil…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (553+ words) Using the devastating 2018 Camp Fire in California as a case study, the research combines satellite observations with advanced numerical weather modeling to show that burned landscapes can become significantly hotter and drier than surrounding areas—forming what scientists describe as…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (702+ words) Madison Wallner is a graduate research assistant of Atmospheric and Earth Science (AES) at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH). Newswise — For Madison Wallner, a graduate research assistant of Atmospheric and Earth Science (AES) at The University of Alabama…...