'Spongy moth' adopted as new common name for Lymantria dispar

“Spongy moth” has been formally adopted as the new common name for the moth species Lymantria dispar by…

Winter research in Great Lakes will help scientists understand climate change and what happens when ice disappears

A group of scientists walked out on to frozen Lake Michigan to do something they’ve done…

UN: Droughts, less water in Europe as warming wrecks crops

“Herders and farmers have their feet on the ground, but their eyes on the sky.” The…

Using two different elements creates new possibilities in hybrid atomic quantum computers

Qubits, the building blocks of quantum computers, can be made from many different technologies. One way…

Quantifying biexciton binding energy

A rare spectroscopy technique performed at Swinburne University of Technology directly quantifies the energy required to…

People spreading misinformation are ridiculed rather than met with facts

Democracy is largely based on the idea that we as citizens can discuss matters openly with…

Self-sustained diverter oscillation mechanism identified in fusion plasma experiment

To harness the forces that power the sun to produce substantial clean energy on Earth, researchers…

Study maps stress changes around fault activated by hydraulic fracturing

Researchers were able to observe stress changes before and during an earthquake induced by hydraulic fracturing…

Study identifies virus responsible for high mortality rate among pigeons in São Paulo City

In 2019, not long before the unusual weather event that changed day into night in São Paulo City…

Can amino acid also be developed as pesticide against plant viruses?

Plant viruses create a great variety of harm. Virus disease pandemics and epidemics are estimated to…