Off the scales: Fish armor both tough and flexible

Humans have drawn technological inspiration from fish scales going back to ancient times: Romans, Egyptians, and…

Fossilized fish could indicate rich deposits of valuable rare-earth metals

Rare metals crucial to green industries turn out to have a surprising origin. Ancient global climate…

Spacecrafts get a boost in 'aerogravity assisted' interactions

Researchers map the energy variations of the spacecraft orbits due to ‘Aerogravity Assisted’ manoeuvers. …

Reducing the risk of space debris collision

Scientists model the complex rendezvous manoeuvers a tug vehicle clearing space debris would have to undergo…

Protecting Earth from asteroid impact with a tethered diversion

The use of a tether assisted system could prevent an asteroid impacting Earth without the risk…

NASA's Aqua Satellite Sees Fire Season in Full Swing in Arizona and New Mexico

It is still relatively early in the wildfire season out West but already wildfires are crossing…

Efficient indium oxide catalysts designed for CO2 hydrogenation to methanol

Catalytic hydrogenation of carbon dioxide (CO2) is a green and sustainable means of synthesizing commodity chemicals…

Scientists reveal a lost eight billion light years of universe evolution

Last year, the Advanced LIGO-VIRGO gravitational-wave detector network recorded data from 35 merging black holes and…

Studying the Neandertal DNA found in modern humans using stem cells and organoids

Protocols that allow the transformation of human induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) lines into organoids have…

Scientists solve a thorny problem

“Why do plants have thorns?” is an easy question: The thorns help protect against hungry animals…