More than half of all tropical deforestation directly attributable to industrial mining takes place in Indonesia

New research published in PNAS today showed that, out of 26 countries, Indonesia accounted for 58.2%…

Mysterious diamonds came from outer space, scientists say

Strange diamonds from an ancient dwarf planet in our solar system may have formed shortly after…

Forests' carbon uptake will be compromised by climate change, leaf temperature study suggests

A new study led by Oregon State University suggests leaves in forest canopies are not able…

Making mini-magnets that induce a quantum anomalous Hall effect

A new device has been fabricated that can demonstrate the quantum anomalous Hall effect, in which…

Exploring bioresponsive polymers for nanomedicine

Dr. Sabina Quader, senior research scientist of the Innovation Center of NanoMedicine, together with Dr. Joachim…

CHEOPS space telescope celebrates first thousand days in orbit

After 1,000 days in orbit around the Earth, the CHEOPS space telescope shows almost no signs…

Economists find that vaccine companies influence each others' stock prices

COVID-19 vaccine companies influence each other’s stock prices as well as market volatility, a team of…

Contrasting reproductive phenological strategies among temperate woody species discovered

On July 28, the research team led by Prof. Huang Jianguo at the Zhejiang University College…

Eco-friendly credentials not benefiting hotels financially, study says

Many travelers say they would prefer to stay at eco-friendly hotels, but lodging facilities don’t benefit…

Scientists sleuth out an elusive plant pathogen in Mexico

For years, scientists and online databases presumed the presence of clubroot—one of the main diseases on…