Detecting microplastics first step in assessing environmental harm

Amid growing alarm over the plastic that pollutes our environment, biomedical and optics researchers at the…

Climbing trees reveals a housing shortage for tree-rats and other endangered animals

Estimates of tree hollows—which form the houses of several endangered species in northern Australia—are much too…

Simulation of dwarf galaxy reveals different routes for strontium enrichment

Simulations of a dwarf galaxy by RIKEN astrophysicists have revealed the various processes by which moderately…

Strength from perpetual grief: How Aboriginal people experience the bushfire crisis

How do you support people forever attached to a landscape after an inferno tears through their…

Study looks at how the global energy mix could change over the next 20 years

When it comes to fulfilling ambitious energy and climate commitments, few nations successfully walk their talk.…

Visualizing chemical reactions, e.g. from H2 and CO2 to synthetic natural gas

Scientists have designed a reactor that can use IR thermography to visualize dynamic surface reactions and…

Dynamic interplay between genome and environment in pearl oysters

Researchers have, using genome-wide genetic data from specimens collected across the western Pacific, elucidated how pearl…

Study puts the 'Carib' in 'Caribbean,' boosting credibility of Columbus' cannibal claims

Christopher Columbus’ accounts of the Caribbean include descriptions of fierce raiders who abducted women and cannibalized…

US approves $2.75 bn fighter jet sale to Singapore

The United States has approved the sale of up to 12 F-35 fighter jets — one…

Iran denies Ukrainian plane downed by missile

Iran’s civil aviation chief denied Friday that a missile downed a Ukrainian airliner which crashed killing…