Image: The Aurora, seen here dancing above Svalbard in Norway, is the most beautiful result of…
Magnetic wave flows under better control from now on
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Fractured ice sheets on Mars
Where the two hemispheres of Mars meet, the planet is covered in broken-up terrain: a sign…
In Orbit and On Budget: Launching Small Payloads Faster and Cheaper
What does a satellite the size of a shoebox, a human skin tissue sample and a…
Eliminating cracks in 3-D-printed metal components
Researchers at EPFL have developed a new laser 3-D-printing technique to manufacture metal components with unprecedented…
Fish in California estuaries are evolving as climate change alters their habitat
The threespine stickleback, a small fish found throughout the coastal areas of the Northern Hemisphere, is…
Unlocking the power of sulfur in future drug design
Organosulfur compounds are widely present in our bodies and the natural environment. They are found in…
Structures near airports increase risk of airplane-goose collisions
From mid-November 2015 through February 2016, scientists used GPS transmitters to track the movements of Canada…
Mapping the benefits of the world's largest lakes
Fresh water is the most important substance on Earth, but it isn’t equally distributed across the…
How to fight illegal cocoa farms in Ivory Coast
The world’s love for chocolate has helped decimate protected forests in western Africa as some residents…