3.8-million-year-old fossil cranium unveils more about human ancestry
Research News Digital reconstruction reveals the face of early human ancestor August 30, 2019 In 2016, researchers working in the Afar region of Ethiopia, some 35 miles away from Hadar,…
Climate change, coastal development lead to nearshore coral declines
Research News Scientists find slower growth in Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System corals September 3, 2019 New research compares the growth rates of corals in the Belize Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System,…
South Carolina Teen Convicted for Attempting to Join ISIS
Zakaryia Abdin, 19, of Ladson, South Carolina, pleaded guilty today to attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization.…
NSF-funded leadership-class computing center boosts U.S. science with largest academic supercomputer in the world
News Release 19-014 Frontera, at the Texas Advanced Computing Center, will power discoveries of nation’s top computational scientists September 3, 2019 Today, the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) at The…
New insights into genetic basis of bird migration
Research News Genetics of bird migration also associated with neurological disorder in humans September 4, 2019 A gene associated with the migratory patterns of golden-winged and blue-winged warblers could lend…
Colorado Business Owner Pleads Guilty to $7 Million Biodiesel Tax Credit Fraud Scheme
A Colorado business owner pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to impair and impede the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for his role in a $7.2 million renewable fuel tax credit scheme,…
Vintage film shows that Thwaites Glacier ice shelf has melted faster than previously observed
Research News Film finding contributes new information to worldwide sea level rise predictions September 4, 2019 Newly digitized vintage film has doubled how far back scientists can peer into the…
Pancreas on a chip
Research News Scientists develop new tool for diabetes research September 4, 2019 By combining two powerful technologies, scientists are taking diabetes research to a new level. In a study led…