Mummification in Europe may be older than previously known

Mummification of the dead probably was more common in prehistory than previously known. This discovery is…

Researchers show corkscrew elastic waves carry well-defined orbital angular momentum

A team of researchers from the University of Exeter and Piazza Leonardo da Vinci, has shown,…

NASA Seeks Ideas for Handling Waste on Future Human Missions to Mars

One area ripe for innovation that could have benefits in space and on Earth is waste…

Researchers discover speargun-​like mo­lecu­lar in­jec­tion sys­tems in two types of bacteria

Biologists from ETH Zurich have discovered speargun-like molecular injection systems in two types of bacteria and…

Why bubbles in viscoelastic liquids move faster

Why do large gas bubbles in viscoelastic liquids (such as polymer and protein solutions) rise so…

Saving native turtles one hatchling at a time

Murdoch University researchers have welcomed a baby turtle into the world this week as part of…

New data collection puts star and planet formation in astronomers' reach

Scientists from around the world have published data that will help astronomers better understand what they…

Unravelling the moving mysteries of Antarctica

Scientists are exploring a new method to uncover changes occurring in the mysterious East Antarctica. …

Mummification in Europe may be older than previously known

Mummification of the dead probably was more common in prehistory than previously known. This discovery was…

Animals have evolved to avoid overexploiting their resources. Can humans do the same?

People have been trying to understand how predators and prey are able to stay balanced within…