Coronavirus: US volunteers to test first vaccine

A group of 45 healthy, young volunteers in Seattle will be given the experimental jab. …

Binary evolution of the millisecond pulsar SAX J1808.4–3658 investigated by researchers

Astronomers from Australia and Canada have performed a study of an accretion-powered millisecond pulsar known as…

Plastic building bricks could survive in ocean for up to 1,300 years

By measuring the mass of individual bricks found on beaches against equivalent unused pieces and the…

Technology to screen for higher-yielding crop traits is now more accessible to scientists

Like many industries, big data is driving innovations in agriculture. Scientists seek to analyze thousands of…

Study connects specific genes with defective social behavior

Animals rely on group behavior to survive, whether it’s fish swimming together to avoid predators or…

Scientists quantify how wave power drives coastal erosion

Over millions of years, Hawaiian volcanoes have formed a chain of volcanic islands stretching across the…

Coronavirus: Nitrogen dioxide emissions drop over Italy

New data from the Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite reveal the decline of air pollution, specifically nitrogen dioxide…

Nanostructured rubber-like material with optimal properties could replace human tissue

Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have created a new, rubber-like material with a unique…

Human activity affects interactions between plants and seed-dispersing birds

Research conducted in recent decades has shown how the destruction of forests brings about a decline…

Next Space Station Crew Takes a Break From Training

Expedition 63 crewmembers Chris Cassidy of NASA (left) and Anatoly Ivanishin (center) and Ivan Vagner of…