Turkish astronomers have analyzed the observational data of the transient X-ray pulsar MAXI J1409-619 to probe…
Spacecom's Amos-17 satellite completes test, reaches final orbit
Israel’s Space Communications said on Monday its Amos-17 communication satellite, which was launched into space in…
Researchers: Ingredient for new mosquitocidal agent produced by cultivated edible mushroom
Mushrooms have many enemies that they repel with toxins. This is also true for the mushroom…
Fossil dig leads to unexpected discovery of 91-million-year-old shark new to science
A 91-million-year-old fossil shark newly named Cretodus houghtonorum discovered in Kansas joins a list of large…
Humans light 85 percent of bushfires, and we do virtually nothing to stop it
It’s hard to comprehend why someone would deliberately light a bushfire. Yet this behavior regularly occurs…
Researchers create better light-trapping devices
Anyone who’s ever played the drums, tuned a guitar, or even made a wine glass “sing”…
Research suggests ponies could play critical role in Dartmoor's future health
Dartmoor ponies are among the most iconic species of any British moorland. But a dramatic decline…
ADMX experiment places world's best constraint on dark matter axions
ADMX, with its world-leading sensitivity, has ruled out axions of a certain mass range as dark…
French earthquake fault mapped
This week, southeast France was hit by a magnitude 5 earthquake with tremors felt between Lyon…
Breakthrough boosts performance of sodium-sulfur batteries
Researchers from the University of Wollongong have manufactured a nanomaterial that acts as a superior cathode…