Searching for new substances and developing new techniques in the chemical industry: tasks that are often…
Offering solutions to Ice Age ocean chemistry puzzle
New research into the chemistry of the oceans during ice ages is helping to solve a…
Fires continue to rage through the habitat of a newly discovered Amazonian primate
Imagine the thrill of discovering a new species of primate. For a conservationist, it’s the stuff…
Electrochemistry to benefit photonics: nanotubes can control laser pulses
An international team of scientists led by researchers from the Laboratory of Nanomaterials at the Skoltech…
Astronomers investigate a black hole candidate during outburst
Using MeeKAT telescope, astronomers have studied a black hole candidate X-ray binary system known as H1743−322…
NASA and SpaceX Are Feuding. Will They Make Up?
The space agency’s administrator, Jim Bridenstine, will meet Elon Musk at SpaceX headquarters on Thursday, weeks…
Sunlight degrades polystyrene faster than expected
Researchers show that polystyrene, one of the world’s most ubiquitous plastics, may degrade in decades or…
Removing invasive mice from the Farallon Islands would benefit threatened birds
New research shows the significant negative impact that invasive, non-native house mice on the Farallon Islands…
Malaysia finds hornbill 'ivory' in massive wildlife seizure
Almost 800 animal parts including a huge stash of hornbill “ivory”, pangolin scales and deer’s antlers,…
Sunlight degrades polystyrene faster than expected
A study published by researchers at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) shows that polystyrene, one of…