Liquid metals the secret ingredients to clean up environment

Liquid metal catalysts show great promise for capturing carbon and cleaning up pollutants, requiring so little…

Physics: An ultrafast glimpse of the photochemistry of the atmosphere

Researchers have explored the initial consequences of the interaction of light with molecules on the surface…

Powerful new genomics method can be used to reveal the causes of rare genetic diseases

The technique makes use of the fact that people inherit two copies or ”alleles” of virtually…

Rare sleep disorder common among veterans with PTSD

Military veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or concussion suffer from a thrashing form of sleep behavior…

Type 2 diabetes and obesity could be treated by new, less invasive procedure

New research has found that a newly tested medical device, called Sleeveballoon, mimics the effects of…

What science tells us about fire hazards facing Cape Town and its surrounds

South Africa’s Cape Peninsula—home to the picturesque city of Cape Town—is part of the only region…

Cold temperatures linked to high status

For decades, luxury retailers around the world have conveyed the message that cold temperatures are a…

Let's talk space

ESA Web TV reports on our ‘next space generation’ Space Talk where students gave their opinion…

Using industrial waste as insulation for buildings

ETH spinoff FenX transforms industrial waste into a porous foam suitable for building insulation. Unlike other…

A psychotherapist explains why some adults react badly to young climate strikers

Young climate strikers I spoke to recently are confused and distressed about the things adults are…