Science
Scientific discoveries and research
Why developing nations could be the first to suffer as the Middle East conflict raises food prices
Geopolitical tensions rarely stay confined to the battlefield. They ripple through global markets—particularly energy and food. The war between the US, Israel a...
Endangered smalltooth sawfish make a comeback in a historical Florida nursery
During the winters of 2024 and 2025, widespread "spinning fish" events swept through the Florida Keys, impacting more than 80 marine fish species and likely kil...
How a new plan for protein could transform the UK's national security
The UK's use of land is indefensibly inefficient. Roughly 5% is used for buildings and roads, 10% for forest and woodland, plus 20% for arable crops. But the la...
Ultrafast laser pulses bring diamond-based quantum internet closer to reality
The controlled generation of single photons is an essential element of numerous quantum technology applications, such as quantum networks and quantum computing....
Researchers develop biodegradable, plant‑based packaging from natural fibers
Jie Wu, an engineering graduate student, was studying a type of striking white beetle found in Southeast Asia and attempting to figure out how to mimic its bril...
Ethnic land rights fail to provide Afro-Colombians with economic security
The legal rights designed to protect Afro-Colombian communities are not lifting them out of economic precarity—and are leaving them vulnerable to the illegal dr...
Superconductor advancement could unlock ultra-energy-efficient electronics
Superconducting materials could play a crucial role in the energy-efficient applications of the future. However, several technical challenges still stand in the...
New study complicates the search for alien oxygen
Oxygen has been the most important gas in our search for life among the cosmos thus far. On Earth, we have it in abundance because it is produced by biological...
Astronomers discover long-period radio transient of unknown origin
Using the Australian SKA Pathfinder (ASKAP), astronomers have discovered a new long-period radio transient source, which received the designation ASKAP J142431....
Criminology professor co-authors study examining stereotypes against Asian women
The Asian community in the United States was microscopic six decades ago, for the wrong reasons. Because of discriminatory policies put in place that targeted t...
Discrete time crystal acts as a usable sensor for weak magnetic oscillations
The bizarre properties of discrete time crystals could be harnessed to detect extremely subtle oscillations of magnetic fields, physicists in the US and Germany...
Safety of antibiotic treatment for stony coral tissue loss disease confirmed
An antibiotic treatment used in many parts of the Caribbean and on Florida's Coral Reef to combat stony coral tissue loss disease does not exhibit negative side...