Astronomers find Jupiter-like cloud bands on closest brown dwarf

A team of astronomers has discovered that the closest known brown dwarf, Luhman 16A, shows signs…

Study reveals how spaceflight affects risk of blood clots in female astronauts

A study of female astronauts has assessed the risk of blood clots associated with spaceflight. …

Four years of calculations lead to new insights into muon anomaly

Two decades ago, an experiment at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory pinpointed…

Simulations forecast nationwide increase in human exposure to extreme climate events

By 2050, the United States will likely be exposed to a larger number of extreme climate…

How race affects listening during political conversations

A new study offers a rare look at how black and white people listen to each…

Electrical activity in living organisms mirrors electrical fields in atmosphere

Most electrical activity in vertebrates and invertebrates occurs at extremely low frequencies, and the origin—and medical…

Worms freeload on bacterial defence systems

Scientists have untangled a sensory circuit in worms that allows them to choose whether to spend…

How David wins against Goliath in established industry

Researchers from University of Nebraska and York University published a new paper in the Journal of…

Electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide to ethanol

NUS scientists have discovered a new mechanism for selective electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2) to…

Webtool created by researchers helps predict climate change in agriculture

A webtool giving an overview of climate change in Europe and predicting subsequent developments was created…