Lightning-fast algorithms can lighten the load of 3-D hologram generation

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have developed a new way of calculating simple holograms for heads-up…

View into plant cells: A membrane protein is targeted to two locations

Metabolic processes are especially complex in plants due to their obligate sessile lifestyle, and scientists are…

Magnetic liquid structure elucidated through hybrid reverse Monte Carlo simulation

A research team lead by Ryusuke Futamura of Shinshu University investigated the response of magnetic ionic…

Safeguarding our oceans

Image: This image, captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission, takes us over the green algae blooms…

Ground-breaking research makes childhood vaccines safe in all temperatures

Vaccines are notoriously difficult to transport to remote or dangerous places, as they spoil when not…

Tropical Storm Cristobal to weaken into 'depression' in coming hours

A storm causing heavy rain and coastal flooding in the southern state of Louisiana is expected…

Protected areas worldwide at risk of invasive species

Protected areas across the globe are effectively keeping invasive animals at bay, but the large majority…

International effort reveals 157 day cycle in unusual cosmic radio bursts

An investigation into one of the current great mysteries of astronomy has come to the fore…

Climate change has degraded productivity of shelf sea food webs

A shortage of summer nutrients as a result of our changing climate has contributed to a…

Pinker flamingos more aggressive

Bright pink flamingos are more aggressive than paler rivals when fighting over food, new research shows. …