Ancient plankton hint at climate to come

Plankton fossils from the Pliocene, an era with CO2 levels similar to those today, may help scientist predict what's in store for our climate in the future.

U. Arizona • futurity
Aug. 13, 2019 ~6 min

How painted turtles end up male or female isn’t so predictable

New reseearch could upend ideas about how geography affects sex determination in painted turtles.

Fred Love-Iowa State • futurity
Aug. 6, 2019 ~4 min


New England’s hottest July is a climate change wake-up call

After the hottest July on record for several New England cities, an expert breaks down what the heat means and what we can do to fight climate change.

Boston University • futurity
Aug. 6, 2019 ~2 min

Swiss cheese concrete can help cities beat the heat

Permeable concrete pavement could help cities stave off the "urban heat island effect" on hot days without breaking the bank.

Todd Bates-Rutgers • futurity
Aug. 1, 2019 ~4 min

How temp makes some drugs separate like salad dressing

To improve the shelf life of antibody solutions, researchers investigated how cooling renders them cloudy and unusable.

Gail McCormick-Penn State • futurity
July 30, 2019 ~5 min

Monarch butterflies have heat-sensitive ‘timer’ for migration

When monarch butterflies are laying low down south for the winter, a temperature-sensitive timer preps them for the trip north.

Jim Erickson-Michigan • futurity
July 29, 2019 ~6 min

Hurricanes need water, right? Not necessarily

"We wanted to know if hurricanes really need water. And we've shown that they don't—but in a very different world."

Kayla Zacharias-Purdue • futurity
July 24, 2019 ~4 min

A bath at the right time can improve your sleep

The right timing and the right temperature makes a bath before bedtime a great way to fall asleep faster and get better sleep.

John Holden-UT Austin • futurity
July 23, 2019 ~5 min


Hot experiment brings molecular computing one step closer

The first measurement of heat transfer through a single molecule could pave the way for molecular computing.

Nicole Casal Moore-Michigan • futurity
July 22, 2019 ~6 min

Laser cooling chills radium ions for the first time

The first successful laser cooling of radium ions could open up new paths of discovery in physics, some of which may violate traditional rules.

Harrison Tasoff-UC Santa Barbara • futurity
July 18, 2019 ~8 min

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