Mid-infrared flare observed in the galaxy NGC 3786

Using NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE), astronomers from South Korea and China have detected a…

ALMA witnesses deadly star-slinging tug-of-war between merging galaxies

While observing a newly-dormant galaxy using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) and the Hubble Space…

Researchers report fully synthetic route to scopolamine, anti-nausea drug

Southwest Research Institute has developed an efficient, fully synthetic method to produce scopolamine, a plant-derived compound…

Color-tunable, high-mobility emissive organic single crystals for light-emitting transistors

Organic light-emitting transistors (OLETs) combining the light-emitting function of organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) and the current…

A tool for assessing the flood resilience of development projects

In 2017 and again in 2019, Quebec was hit by major floods. The material and human…

Near-infrared-triggered nanozyme for synergistic cascade tumor therapy

A joint research team led by Prof. Wang Hui, Prof. Zhang Xin and Prof. Qian Junchao…

EXPLAINER: Pakistan fatal flooding has hallmarks of warming

The familiar ingredients of a warming world were in place: searing temperatures, hotter air holding more…

Beetles rely on unique 'back pockets' to keep bacterial symbionts safe during metamorphosis

Beetles of the genus Lagria need a little help from their bacterial friends throughout their immature…

New labeling approach enables examination of packages cells send out to gain insight about health

Our cells are constantly communicating, and scientists have developed an efficient way to find out what…

Paper finds employers increasingly willing to hire workers with criminal records

A new paper in The Quarterly Journal of Economics indicates that many American businesses are willing…