New extinct family of giant wombat relatives discovered in Australian desert

A giant marsupial that roamed prehistoric Australia 25 million years ago is so different from its…

Wearable-tech glove translates sign language into speech in real time

Bioengineers have designed a glove-like device that can translate American Sign Language into English speech in…

ISS Daily Summary Report – 6/29/2020

Payloads MELFI 1/2/3 Nitrogen pressure check: The crew performed a routine pressure check on the 3…

Atmospheric processes likely caused puzzling haze over China during COVID-19 shutdown

New research indicates that significant enhancement of secondary aerosol formed in the atmosphere via gas-to-particle conversion,…

Researchers control elusive spin fluctuations in 2-D magnets

Like Bigfoot and the Loch Ness monster, critical spin fluctuations in a magnetic system haven’t been…

Anammox bacteria generate energy from wastewater while taking a breath

A type of anaerobic bacteria responsible for more than 50 percent of nitrogen loss from marine…

A new theory about political polarization

The ever-deepening rift between the political left- and right-wing has long been puzzling theorists in political…

Casting a wider net: New system measures brain activity of several zebrafish concurrently

Before a drug can be used to treat patients, it goes through several rounds of testing…

Bleaching affects aquarium corals, too

A new study illustrates the potential impact of recurrent heatwaves on coral species collected by the…

Development of a small sensor capable of continuously monitoring the phytohormone ethylene

NIMS and AIST have developed a small sensor capable of continuously monitoring the plant hormone ethylene.…