Tiny insects become 'visible' to bats when they swarm

Small insects that would normally be undetectable to bats using echolocation suddenly become detectable when they…

Achieving optimal collaboration when goals conflict

New research suggests that, when two people must work together on a physical task despite conflicting…

Beyond 'shovelomics': Growing cassava in the air helps study the plant's mysterious roots

The normal way to study cassava roots is digging up the plant. Unfortunately, that tends to…

Interstellar comet 2I/Borisov swings past sun

When astronomers see something in the universe that at first glance seems like one-of-a-kind, it’s bound…

Climate cycles and insect pests drive migration timing of reindeer's North American cousin

Biologists have discovered two unexpected drivers for migration timing that dispute long-held assumptions and provide insight…

NASA's Juno Navigators Enable Jupiter Cyclone Discovery

When the Juno team maneuvered the spacecraft to avoid a mission-ending eclipse, they paved…

When flowers reached Australia

University of Melbourne research has established when and where flowering plants first took a foothold. …

Year-Long German Special Event to Honor Beethoven

German special event station DL250BTHVN will be active between December 16, 2019, and December 17, 2020,…

Deadly 'superbugs' destroyed by molecular drills

Motorized molecules activated by light target and drill through highly antibiotic resistant bacteria and kill them…

Ocean microbes: Novel study underscores microbial individuality

A single drop of seawater can contain a wide representation of ocean microbes from around the…