MyGov's ill-timed meltdown could have been avoided with 'elastic computing'

These past few weeks have shown the brittleness of Australia’s online systems. It’s not surprising the…

Reconfigurable structure and tunable transport in synchronized active spinner materials

Actuated colloids are excellent model systems to investigate emerging out-of-equilibrium structures, complex collective dynamics and design…

Confusion and poor messaging led to hoarding, experts suggest

Hoarding is wrong, and you should not do it, all our experts agree. But the reasons…

Last stop before launch: Orion passes tests and returns to Kennedy Space Center

The Orion spacecraft that will fly on the Artemis 1 mission around the Moon has returned…

Why does your cotton towel get stiff after natural drying?

The remaining ‘bound water’ on cotton surfaces cross-link single fibers of cotton, causing hardening after natural…

Completely new antibiotic resistance gene has spread unnoticed to several pathogens

Aminoglycoside antibiotics are critically important for treating several types of infections with multi-resistant bacteria. A completely…

David Biello: A Journey Into Uncharted Territory

There’s so much we’ve yet to explore—from outer space to the deep ocean to our own…

Scientists identify microbe that could help degrade polyurethane-based plastics

One of the most widely used oil-based plastics, polyurethane, is particularly hard to recycle or destroy…

Plastic: How to predict threats to animals in oceans and rivers

Scientists find out more about the threats of plastic to thousands of fish, whales and other…

Climate change: 'Gob-smacking' vision for future UK transport

Public transport and active travel will be the “natural first choice”, the Transport Secretary says. …