A way to increase structural stability in strained halide perovskites

A team of researchers from the U.S., Saudi Arabia and Australia has structurally stabilized halide perovskites…

New study of rural India highlights the role of the mother-in-law in restricting women's social networks

In communities around the world where access to information might be restricted for any number of…

How bacterial evolution of antibiotic arsenals is providing new drug blueprints

Scientists have taken their cue from nature to provide new options for drug designers seeking to…

Researchers test hearing by looking at dilation of people's eyes

Neuroscientists have shown that a person’s hearing can be assessed by measuring dilation of the pupils…

Scottish rocks prove 'boring billion' wasn't so boring after all

Scottish rocks have provided evidence of a previously unknown ice age that has shed new light…

As wildfires get worse, smoke spreads, stokes health worries

First came the flames, a raging firestorm propelled by 50-mile-per-hour winds gusts that incinerated Kelsey Norton’s…

Extreme conditions created a 'perfect storm' for catastrophic fires

A Western Sydney University Research Fellow has described the specific set of environmental conditions that led…

Here's what we can do to keep bushfire smoke out of our buildings

In early December 2019, a Sheffield Shield cricket match between NSW and Queensland was played in…

If the pines disappear, can it still be called Big Pine Key?

More than 30 percent of the trees on Big Pine Key died in the months following…

Homelessness an issue for one in three prisoners

A stable home situation is important for the successful return to society of prisoners. So what…