Quo vadis Antarctic bottom water?

Ocean currents are essential for the global distribution of heat and thus also for climate on…

Scientists take the first step towards extending the Standard Model in physics

Researchers of Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU) in collaboration with colleagues from the…

Acousto-optic modulation of photonic bound state in the continuum

Applying bound states in the continuum (BICs) in photonic integrated circuits enables low-loss light guidance and…

New survey results reveal the experts and public's attitude towards gene-edited crops

Experts’ interest in utilizing gene editing for breeding crops has seen revolutionary growth. Meanwhile, people’s awareness…

Inside the mission to stop killer asteroids from smashing into Earth

When asteroid Armageddon is upon us, we can’t just call Bruce Willis. Meet the people who…

Native Americans did not make large-scale changes to environment prior to European contact

Contrary to long-held beliefs, humans did not make major changes to the landscape prior to European…

Signals from inside Earth: Borexino experiment releases new data on geoneutrinos

The Borexino collaboration has presented new results for the measurement of neutrinos originating from the interior…

Neutron source enables a look inside dino eggs

Did the chicks of dinosaurs from the group oviraptorid hatch from their eggs at the same…

Potential way to halt blinding macular degeneration identified

It would be the first treatment for dry age-related macular degeneration and could significantly improve treatment…

Climate change could unlock new microbes and increase heat-related deaths

Scientists warn that global climate change is likely to unlock dangerous new microbes, as well as…