Melting Glaciers Raise Sea Level
Anthropogenic climate change leads to melting glaciers and rising sea level. Between 1902 and 2009, melting glaciers contributed 11 cm to sea level rise. They
A Risk Gene for Cannabis Psychosis
The ability of cannabis to produce psychosis has long been an important public health concern. This concern is growing in importance as there is emerging
Superbug MRSA Identified in U.S. Wastewater Treatment Plants
A team led by researchers at the University of Maryland School of Public Health has found that the “superbug” methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is prevalent
Small Organisms Could Dramatically Impact World’s Climate
Warmer oceans in the future could significantly alter populations of phytoplankton, tiny organisms that could have a major impact on climate change. In the current
Changing the Balance of Bacteria in Drinking Water to Benefit Consumers
The latest episode in the American Chemical Society’s (ACS’) award-winning Global Challenges/Chemistry Solutions podcast series reports that scientists have discovered a plausible way to manipulate
Impact of Adversity On Early Life Development
It is time to put the nature versus nurture debate to rest and embrace growing evidence that it is the interaction between biology and environment
Revealing a Mini-Supermassive Black Hole
One of the lowest mass supermassive black holes ever observed in the middle of a galaxy has been identified, thanks to NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory
Large-Scale Production of Biofuels Made From Algae Poses Sustainability Concerns
Scaling up the production of biofuels made from algae to meet at least 5 percent — approximately 39 billion liters — of U.S. transportation fuel
New Species of Coelacanth Fish Discovered in Texas
A new species of coelacanth fish has been discovered in Texas. The species is now the youngest coelacanth from Texas; fish jaw and cranial material
High-Pressure Science Gets Super-Sized
The study of materials at extreme conditions took a giant leap forward with the discovery of a way to generate super high pressures without using
