New online resource can help users 'bee' friendly when it comes to planting for pollinators

An online database developed at the University of Sussex which documents pollinator-plant interactions, could help the…

UK meteorologists, water firms issue warnings as extreme heatwave looms

The UK’s meteorological agency on Tuesday issued an “amber” warning for extreme heat while the country’s…

France readies rescue of beluga astray in Seine

French marine experts will attempt Tuesday to rescue a beluga whale that swam up the Seine…

In control of chaos to engineer high-entropy ceramics

Nature strives for chaos. That’s a nice, comforting phrase when yet another coffee cup has toppled…

Tracking marine plastic drift from space

Every 60 seconds the equivalent of a truckload of plastic enters the global ocean. Where does…

Customized fiber generates Bessel beams

An all fiber-based approach to generating special optical beams, called Bessel beams, could open up new…

What's the future of drones in counterterrorism operations and the Ukraine war?

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign political science professor Nicholas Grossman is the author of “Drones and Terrorism:…

'One in 30 million': Yet another rare orange lobster rescued, this time in Mississippi

For the second time in less than a month, a “1 in 30 million” lobster defied…

Scientists offer blueprint for sustainable redesign of food systems

New research describes food systems designed not by the logic of growth such as efficiency and…

A mutated eye offers a glimpse of a key protein for preventing cancer

About 15 years ago, a group of researchers discovered mutant zebrafish. The eyes of these zebrafish…