Scientists have measured how the super-plastic material ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene, commercially known as Dyneema or Spectra, interacts…
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Rotation on an eight-shaped path
Chemical engineers at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) in Munich, Germany, have developed the first molecular motor that enables…
Species could buffer reproduction against climate change through sperm and egg plasticity
Beetles have evolved sophisticated mechanisms to reproduce despite warmer temperatures—according to new research from the University…
Astronaut Nick Hague Soaks Up Views of Earth
Today is my last Monday living on this orbiting laboratory and I’m soaking up my final…
Egypt displays looted coffin returned from New York's Met
Egypt displayed a gilded ancient coffin from the first century B.C. on Tuesday, which New York’s…
Indonesia scraps plans to close komodo dragon island
Indonesia has scrapped plans to ban tourists from an island home to komodo dragons and will…
Ancient artifacts returned to Iran from US university
The Iranian government says that nearly 1,800 ancient artifacts have arrived in Iran as part of…
Did long ago tsunamis lead to mysterious, tropical fungal outbreak in Pacific northwest?
The Great Alaskan Earthquake of 1964 and the tsunamis it spawned may have washed a tropical…
EPA's proposed coal ash amendments will boost risk of toxic contamination, study finds
Allowing coal ash to be spread on soil or stored in unlined pits and landfills will…
Crocodile-killing bacteria identified by researchers
A groundbreaking study by a north Australian research team which identified a deadly bacterium responsible for…