Using AstroSat satellite, Indian astronomers have detected strong X-ray pulsations from an X-ray binary pulsar known…
Drifting through the ice on board a polar climate research vessel
More than two months ago, EPFL researcher Julia Schmale joined the crew of the Polarstern, a…
Bacterial behavior influences cloud formation
ETH researchers have analyzed individual marine bacterial cells to show that metabolic processes inside them determine…
Wolf spiders may turn to cannibalism in a warming Arctic
Wolf spiders in a warming Arctic are getting bigger, reproducing more and eating different foods. Including…
New method for measuring RNAi pesticide in soil
A new generation of gene-silencing “RNAi pesticides” are making their way through the regulatory system and…
Climate change: More than 3bn could live in extreme heat by 2070
Areas such as India, Australia and Africa are predicted to be among the worst affected. …
Economic woes create more marital disagreements
Married couples argue with each other more about finances and other household matters as they cope…
Archaeology offers clues to pandemic rebounds from the past
As the COVID-19 pandemic redefines what we think of as “normal,” archaeology and ancient history can…
Obesity prevented in mice treated with gene-disabling nanoparticles
Disabling a gene in specific mouse cells, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St.…
Mapping methane emissions on a global scale
An important new tool to combat climate change is now available. Using data from the Copernicus…