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Snow isn’t the only thing carried in by air currents that swirl around the atmosphere, with microscopic pollen grains and pieces of ash mixing with snowfall and preserving records of the past in the ice.

A distinctive-looking insect, the snakefly has remained fairly unchanged since the time of the dinosaurs. Its genome has now been sequenced, revealing its evolutionary history.

After closely studying the skin of the fruit, researchers observed that its blue color is instead created by a layer of surface wax made up of miniature structures that scatter blue and UV light.

Researchers have uncovered the first direct evidence that the West Antarctic Ice Sheet shrunk suddenly and dramatically at the end of the Last Ice Age, around eight thousand years ago.

Researchers have developed a new “pluripotent" plastic material that can take on many different forms and properties as needed.

A new study shows that the plentiful, fibrous byproduct of CBD production holds potential promise as a nutritious, efficiency-boosting feed ingredient for the dairy sector.

Eating local seafood can increase food system resilience in the area, as well as ensuring that communities can acquire nutritious food.

Africa’s rice sector has major opportunities to increase its yield gains through improved agronomic practices while avoiding massive land conversion, a study by international scientists including a Husker co-investigator finds.

Vehicles speeding up and slowing down can cause cracks in fuel cells, but new fatigue-resistant membranes may help boost fuel cell durability.

Waveguides are the pipes that direct and focus electromagnetic waves in telecommunications satellites and terrestrial devices like microwaves and phones.