Scientists demonstrate first non-volatile nano relay operation at 200 C

Researchers at the University of Bristol have come up with a new type of nanoelectromechanical relay…

Australia developing satellite to predict bushfire danger zones

Australian scientists are developing the country’s first satellite designed to predict where bushfires are likely to…

New insights into the transatlantic slave trade on African ancestry in the Americas

The Transatlantic Slave Trade transported more than 9 million Africans to the Americas between the early…

Pakistan struggles to combat devastating locust plague

Pakistan’s farmers are struggling to combat the worst locust plague in nearly three decades as insect…

EU commission unveils climate law amid criticism

Amid fierce criticism from environmental activists, the European Commission is unveiling plans Wednesday for its first…

Supercomputers drive ion transport research

For a long time, nothing. Then all of a sudden, something. Wonderful things in nature can…

The brains of shrimps and insects are more alike than we thought

New research shows that crustaceans such as shrimps, lobsters and crabs have more in common with…

In US, changing self-concept can lower well-being

American culture values the freedom to change and reinvent one’s self. A new study, however, reveals…

Cover crops can benefit hot, dry soils

The Southern High Plains of the United States have low annual rainfall. When it does rain,…

Improved CRISPR gene drive solves problems of old tech

Gene drives use genetic engineering to create a desired mutation in a few individuals that then…