This simple material could scrub carbon dioxide from power plant smokestacks

How can we remove carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, from fossil-fuel power plant exhaust before it…

LOFAR antennas unveil giant glow of radio emission surrounding cluster of galaxies

A Dutch-Italian-German team of astronomers has observed a huge glow of radio emission around a cluster…

Plant hormones to help prevent Striga invasion

As part of a multipronged approach to prevent infestations by the parasitic plant Striga hermonthica, researchers…

'Global Jukebox' performing arts database now publicly available

Extensive data behind the Global Jukebox (http://theglobaljukebox.org) —an online tool for exploring recordings of music and…

Magnetic molecules on surfaces: Advances and challenges in molecular nanoscience

In the field of molecular magnetism, the design of devices with technological applications at the nanoscale—quantum…

Microplastics threaten ecosystems of Dhaka rivers

Tiny plastic particles have been found in abundance in the surface water and underlying sediments of…

A method to characterize large quantum computers using only a single measurement setting

Quantum devices are becoming ever more complex and powerful. Researchers at the University of Innsbruck, in…

'I go for the food': What children and young people in Australia told us about why they steal from houses

The latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show theft and burglary are among the…

UK police officer resignations have risen by 72% in the last year—we asked former officers why

Policing has long been known as a “job for life.” With low rates of leaving and…

Astronomers have detected another 'planet killer' asteroid. Could we miss one coming our way?

If you surfed the web this morning, you may have seen news of the latest existential…