San Diego Zoo penguin fitted with orthopedic footwear

A member of the San Diego Zoo’s African penguin colony has been fitted with orthopedic footwear…

Improving the robustness of bound states in the continuum with higher topological charges

Bound states in the continuum (BICs) have attracted broad research interest owing to their excellent performance…

Getting people on board with the energy transition: 'Times of crisis can help'

Gas prices now exceed 300 euros per megawatt hour—a record. The transition from fossil (natural gas,…

Conserving biodiversity as a priority

Honeybees are disappearing. Contributing factors include the pesticides of industrial agriculture and urban developments encroaching on…

Researchers develop equations to predict and compare tipping points of our globe's most imperiled ecosystems

News headlines on extreme weather, melting ice caps, and threatened species are daily reminders of our…

Burnout takes heavy financial toll on veterinary medicine

Workplace burnout is costing the veterinary industry 2 billion dollars a year, according to research from…

Bacteria provide immunity against giant viruses

Amoebae receive surprising support in defense against viruses: The bacteria they are infected with prevent them…

'Naturally insulating' material emits pulses of superfluorescent light at room temperature

Researchers looking to synthesize a brighter and more stable nanoparticle for optical applications found that their…

Dolphins form largest alliance network outside humans, study finds

Male bottlenose dolphins form the largest known multi-level alliance network outside humans, an international team led…

From ancient minerals to new materials: Melting temperature prediction using a graph neural network model

If you apply enough heat, at some point, most things melt, just like ice cream on…