Online harassment in majority contexts: Examining harms and remedies across countries

Online insults and disrespect are perceived as more harmful by individuals outside the United States, especially…

Establishing the boundaries of ethics in science journalism in Latin America

The results of a survey mapping the views of science journalists on science journalism in Latin…

Fully recyclable printed electronics ditch toxic chemicals for water

Engineers at Duke University have produced the world’s first fully recyclable printed electronics that replace the…

How much cadmium is contained in cocoa beans?

Cocoa beans can absorb toxic heavy metals such as cadmium from the soil. Some cultivation areas,…

New frequency comb breathalyzer detects COVID-19 with excellent accuracy

JILA researchers have upgraded a breathalyzer based on Nobel Prize-winning frequency-comb technology and combined it with…

Laboratory solar flares reveal clues to mechanism behind bursts of high-energy particles

Simulating solar flares on a scale the size of a banana, researchers at Caltech have parsed…

Researchers make an important step towards the quantum internet using diamond nanostructures

Diamond material is of great importance for future technologies such as the quantum internet. Special defect…

Predictably synthesizing a library of white-light-emitting perovskites

A steric hindrance regulation strategy was developed to predictably synthesize broadband white-light-emitting perovskites. This study was…

Moving towards 3 degrees of warming: The phasing out of coal is happening too slowly, warns study

The use of coal power is not decreasing fast enough. The Paris Agreement’s target of a…

Examining the risk of fatal collisions between vehicles and spotted hyenas in the Serengeti

The Serengeti in Tanzania is home to large populations of wildlife species, including spotted hyenas (Crocuta…