Astronomers discover seven new pulsars

Using the Large Phased Array (LPA) radio telescope of Pushchino Radio Astronomy Observatory (PRAO) in Russia,…

This spider-eating, nest-sharing bat was once safe from fire, until the Black Summer burned its rainforests

Golden-tipped bats are peculiar creatures. By night, they hunt the understory for orb-weaving spiders, plucking them…

Preparing for a more powerful particle accelerator

The Large Hadron Collider at CERN is back in action after a three-year scheduled technical shutdown…

Researchers propose new strategy to enhance methane hydroxylation

Methane, mainly from natural gas, shale gas and methane hydrate, is one of the most economic…

Using nanopores to detect epigenetic changes faster

Changes known as epigenetic modifications play an important role in cancer development. Being able to analyze…

New algorithm uncovers secrets of cell factories

Drug molecules and biofuels can be made to order by living cell factories, where biological enzymes…

Silicon carbide holds promise for integrated photonics

Researchers led by Ou Xin from the Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology (SIMIT) of…

Israeli archaeologists dig up large tusk of ancient elephant

Israeli archaeologists recently unearthed the titanic tusk of a prehistoric pachyderm near a kibbutz in southern…

World's first case of bird flu in porpoise: Sweden

A porpoise found stranded on a Swedish beach in June died of bird flu, the first…

New launch attempt Saturday for NASA's Moon rocket

NASA will make a second attempt to launch its powerful new Moon rocket on Saturday, after…