Can ultraviolet light fight the spread of influenza?

Overhead far-UVC light, a type of ultraviolet light that is harmless to humans, effectively killed airborne…

Workplace stress can take a toll on your brain surgeon, too

A new study finds that two-thirds of neurosurgeons experience burnout during training, and stressors at work…

Small gold mines in Senegal create high mercury contamination

A new study has found high levels of mercury and methylmercury in soils, sediments and rivers…

How liver responds so quickly to food

Researchers have uncovered how the liver can have a speedy response to food; liver cells store…

Stacking on the graphene

Researchers have fabricated two types of trilayer graphene with different electrical properties.

How the brain constructs the world

How are raw sensory signals transformed into a brain representation of the world that surrounds us?…

Hidden depths—why groundwater is our most important water source

Vivid scenes of worried Cape Town residents clutching empty water vessels in long snaking queues are…

Hidden depths—why groundwater is our most important water source

Vivid scenes of worried Cape Town residents clutching empty water vessels in long snaking queues are…

Noise Source Location and Flow Field Measurements on Supersonic Jets and Implications Regarding Broadband Shock Noise

Abstract: An experiment was conducted in an effort to obtain data that would provide a better…

Bid to find a Valentine for Romeo, world’s ‘loneliest frog’

With Valentine's Day approaching, please spare a thought for Romeo the lonesome Bolivian frog.