Partner violence against migrant women

Disease, disasters, drought, famine, climate change, the terrorist threat, oppressive regimes… the list of problems facing…

New chip poised to enable hand-held microwave imaging

Researchers have developed a new microwave imager chip that could one day enable low-cost handheld microwave…

Why the Sun Won't Become a Black Hole

Will the Sun become a black hole? No, it’s too small for that! The Sun would…

NASA designing shapeshifting robots for Saturn's moons

Mini robots that can roll, fly, float and swim, then morph into a single machine? Together…

Finding Intermediate-Sized Black Holes

In this image, a galaxy called ESO 243-49 is home to an extremely bright object called…

Study: without the U.S., international climate change agreement could be reached with changes

November 2020 marks the earliest date that the United States can effectively withdraw from the Paris…

Research team develops new way to make integrated photonics

The signals from a lighthouse to ships at sea is an early example of optical communication,…

Scientists first to analyze proteins in squid skeletal structure

Writers know the power of the pen, but scientists are just discovering its secrets. …

Scientists come up with faster way to discover antibiotics

Russian biochemists have identified a promising new class of antibiotics. Having studied over 125,000 molecules, they…

Test for life-threatening nutrient deficit is made from bacteria entrails

A pocket-sized zinc deficiency test could be taken to remote regions where masses are malnourished –…