Science
Scientific discoveries and research
How to assess microplastics in our bodies? Scientists have a plan
How many tiny pieces of plastic are currently inside your body? A series of headline-grabbing studies in the last few years have claimed to have found microplas...
'Doomsday Clock' moves closer to midnight over threats from nuclear weapons, climate change and AI
Earth is closer than it's ever been to destruction as Russia, China, the U.S. and other countries become "increasingly aggressive, adversarial, and nationalisti...
Thinking on different wavelengths: New approach to circuit design introduces next-level quantum computing
Quantum computing represents a potential breakthrough technology that could far surpass the technical limitations of modern-day computing systems for some tasks...
How gut bacteria share antibiotic resistance genes and fuel dangerous hospital infections
Researchers from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine), have uncovered how a high-risk class of genetic vectors c...
A new route to synthesize multiple functionalized carbon nanohoops
The field of nanomaterials is witnessing a transformative shift at the intersection of organic chemistry and molecular engineering. Among the most promising mol...
Milky Way is embedded in a 'large-scale sheet' of dark matter, which explains motions of nearby galaxies
Computer simulations carried out by astronomers from the University of Groningen in collaboration with researchers from Germany, France and Sweden show that mos...
Net-casting spiders' adjustable silk stiffness point to tunable fiber design
What makes spider silk so extraordinarily strong and elastic at the same time? This was the focus of recent investigations carried out by researchers from the U...
Study shows the hominid population of Sima de los Huesos had a varied diet
Researchers at the Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH) have led a study, recently published in the Journal of Human Evolution, o...
Twisted oxide crystals show how atomic patterns alone can trap or repel electrons
It has been revealed that simply twisting and stacking two layers of oxide crystals can allow the atomic arrangement itself to control the behavior of electrons...
Massive star WOH G64 is still a red supergiant—for now
An international team of astronomers led by a researcher at Keele University has solved a long-standing cosmic mystery surrounding one of the most extreme stars...
Magnetic superhighways discovered in a starburst galaxy's winds
Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), an international team of astronomers has mapped a magnetic highway driving a powerful galactic wi...
Showing real climate wins and friendships helps people join collective climate efforts
What does it take to spur individuals to act as a group with a shared purpose on climate change? According to a new Stanford-led study, the key is to show them...