Researchers study exciton dynamics at unprecedented resolution

Future optical communication that’s vastly more reliable and faster than what’s commonly available today will require…

Protein disulfide isomerase regulates radio sensitivity by mitophagy

A research team led by Prof. Zhao Guoping from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS)…

Virologists close gap on unknown viruses affecting amphibians and reptiles

A study of viruses that affect amphibians and reptiles has closed the gap on the knowledge…

How to measure the reputation of bureaucracies

The behavior of administrative agencies largely depends on the bureaucratic reputation that units and departments enjoy…

Climate Questions: What's going on with climate change?

Addressing climate change—a now ubiquitous term for the warming of the planet caused by humans emitting…

Chemists uncover cracks in the armor of cellulose nanocrystals

Chemists in Japan, Canada and Europe have uncovered flaws in the surface structure of cellulose nanocrystals—an…

Pakistani flood victims in worst-hit province return home

More than half of the flood victims in Pakistan’s worst-hit Sindh province have returned to their…

Climate Questions: How much has the climate changed already?

Relentless drought in China, East Africa, the U.S. West and northern Mexico, devastating floods in Pakistan…

Hungry elephants, Cameroon farmers struggle to coexist

Banana growers on the edge of a giant national park on Cameroon’s Atlantic coast say they…

Climate change hits some of us much harder than others, but affected groups are fighting back

All around us, climate change is worsening existing disadvantage. In Australia, we need only look to…