On an average day in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, the temperature doesn’t rise above freezing, and in the…
'World's loneliest elephant' arrives safely in Cambodia
The pachyderm dubbed the ” world’s loneliest elephant ” after languishing alone for years in a…
Evaluating cryptocurrencies
Cryptocurrencies represent a revolutionary monetary system. They are decentralized, essentially unhackable, and represent a novel and…
Scientists run a 'speed test' to boost production of carbon nanotubes
Skoltech researchers have investigated the procedure for catalyst delivery used in the most common method of…
LAMOST-Kepler/K2 survey announces the first light result
An international team led by Prof. Fu Jianning and Dr. Zong Weikai from Beijing Normal University…
First record of long-lost Ruellia bella reported in Myanmar
Ruellia is a very large genus of chiefly tropical American herbs and shrubs (family Acanthaceae) that…
Stable ocean circulation in changing north Atlantic Ocean, study finds
Ocean vertical structures are changing as a result of global warming. Whether these changes are in…
Molecule that promotes muscle health when magnetised
As people age, they progressively lose muscle mass and strength, and this can lead to frailty…
Decoupling electronic and thermal transport
A new University of Wollongong study overcomes a major challenge of thermoelectric materials, which can convert…
Replicating surfaces, right down to a fraction of an atom
The ability to replicate materials at the atomic level has attracted significant attention from materials scientists.…