UC Merced researchers have evidence that California's forests are especially vulnerable to multi-year droughts because their…
What should we do about single-use plastics?
Much of the growing global concern about the plastics polluting our oceans and clogging our landfills…
Murky water keeps fish on edge
Fish become anxious and more cautious when water quality is degraded by sediment, an effect that…
Scientists harness machine learning to uncover new insights into the human brain
An inter-disciplinary research team has successfully employed machine learning to uncover new insights into the cellular…
Should cyber officials be required to tell victims of cyber crimes they’ve been hacked?
In Germany this week, the legal limbo that defines cyberspace around the world was on full…
What causes algal blooms, and how we can stop them?
Outbreaks of algae have killed up to a million fish in the Murray Darling Basin over…
Giant pattern discovered in the clouds of planet Venus
Astronomers have identified a giant streak structure among the clouds covering planet Venus based on observation…
Chang’e 4: Why the moon’s far side looks red in new images
The first ever images taken from the surface of the far side of the moon have…
The seven ages of face recognition
Face recognition is becoming an increasingly common feature of biometric verification systems. Now, a team from…
Quantum: Handover for fully flexible satellite
UK engineers complete the build of a novel software-defined telecoms satellite called Quantum.