Anatomical details of rare electric fish revealed by an advanced imaging technique

In an article published in the journal PLOS ONE, a group of researchers supported by FAPESP…

Meteorite crashes into Alwar factory compound in Rajasthan, leaves 6 m (20 feet) deep crater, India

A meteorite crashed into a factory compound in Rajasthan’s Alwar village, India early Tuesday local time,…

Scientists examine reporters' portrayal of US border under Trump

Social scientists analyzed journalistic stories over the course of three years in the run-up and during…

Preparing Orion for thermal vacuum testing

A timelapse video of the Orion spacecraft with European Service Module getting ready for thermal vacuum…

Hunger stalks southern Africa as climate crisis deepens

Just under a year ago, Alice Posha fled her home in the middle of the night…

Australia bushfires ignite calls for indigenous fire practices

For tens of thousands of years, Australia’s Aboriginal people have used fire to manage the landscape,…

Asian carp roundup in Kentucky opens new front in battle

Like a slow-motion, underwater cattle drive, wildlife officials in a half-dozen aluminum boats used pulses of…

Air pollution costs $2.9 trillion a year: NGO

The global cost of air pollution caused by fossil fuels is $8 billion a day, or…

'Atomic dance' reveals new insights into performance of 2-D materials

A team of Northwestern University materials science researchers have developed a new method to view the…

Researchers identify new 'universal' target for antiviral treatment

As the coronavirus outbreak shows, viruses are a constant threat to humanity. Vaccines are regularly developed…