Traditional Chinese medicinal plant yields new insecticide compounds

For hundreds of years, practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine have used an herb called Stemona sessilifolia…

Cheops launch preparations

This timelapse video shows the preparations for the launch of ESA’s Cheops, the Characterising Exoplanet Satellite,…

Mystery at Mars pole explained

In 1966, two Caltech scientists were ruminating on the implications of the thin carbon dioxide (CO2)…

Mountain vegetation dries out Alpine water fluxes

ETH researchers confirm the paradox: rather than withering during droughts, plants at higher elevations absolutely thrive,…

Voyager 2 engineers working to restore normal operations

Engineers for NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft are working to return the mission to normal operating conditions…

Scientists develop 'metalloenzyme' biosensor for monitoring ethylene levels in fruits

Scientists from an international group led by the RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research in Japan have…

Qubits made from strontium and calcium ions can be precisely controlled by technology that already exists

Of the many divergent approaches to building a practical quantum computer, one of the most promising…

Pollination is better in cities than in the countryside

Flowering plants are better pollinated in urban than in rural areas. This has now been demonstrated…

Rescued owl was 'too fat to fly', Suffolk sanctuary says

The owl probably overindulged during a mild spell that left it with lots of prey, bird…

Scientists find far higher than expected rate of underwater glacial melting

Tidewater glaciers, the massive rivers of ice that end in the ocean, may be melting underwater…