As last summer’s horrific bushfires raged, so too did debate about what caused them. Despite the…
Monkeys, like humans, persist at tasks they've already invested in—even when they don't succeed
If you’ve ever stayed in a relationship too long or stuck with a project that was…
Quantum wells enable record-efficiency two-junction solar cell
Researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and the University of…
Scientists develop new land surface model including multiple processes and human activities
Human activities, such as urban planning, irrigation and agricultural fertilization, can affect terrestrial carbon, nitrogen and…
Researchers deconstruct ancient Jewish parchment using multiple imaging techniques
A picture may be worth a thousand words, but capturing multiple images of an artifact across…
Fire-resistant tropical forest on brink of disappearance
A new study led by researchers in the Geography Department at Swansea University reveals the extreme…
Cell atlas of tropical disease parasite may hold key to new treatments
The first cell atlas of an important life stage of Schistosoma mansoni, a parasitic worm that…
Bright fireball over Sao Paulo, Brazil
A bright fireball streaked through the night sky over the state of São Paulo, Brazil at…
Terahertz security for e-commerce distribution centres & US border
COVID-19 has revolutionised security practices along with other parts of everyday life: screening people via personal…
Terahertz security for e-commerce distribution centres – and US border
COVID-19 has revolutionised security practices along with other parts of everyday life: screening people via personal…