Scientists identify benefits, challenges to using film in public health research

The research community is increasingly recognizing video as more than just a medium to disseminate scientific…

Turning up the heat for weed control

Research determines optimal heat conditions for weed seed control in Louisiana sugarcane fields. Click…

Nanocatalyst makes heavy work of formic acid

Researchers have reported a nanocatalyst that is able to produce hydrogen isotope compounds D2 and HD…

Endangered turtles bred in captivity in Israel to help save species

On a Mediterranean beach in Israel, a newly-hatched baby turtle fumbles along the sand, making its…

Luca takes leading role for Europe in space

ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano is set to become the third European and first Italian commander of…

Eyeballing a black hole's mass

There are no scales for weighing black holes. Yet astrophysicists from the Moscow Institute of Physics…

Naming of new interstellar visitor: 2I/Borisov

A new object from interstellar space has been found within the solar system, only the second…

Specific immune response of beetles adapts to bacteria

The immune system fends off pathogens in a wide variety of ways. For example, the immune…

New discoveries map out CRISPR-Cas defense systems in bacteria

For the first time ever, researchers at the University of Copenhagen have mapped how bacterial cells…

Enhanced solar wind environment after glancing blow from a slow-moving CME

Solar wind parameters over the past 24 hours were indicative of enhanced solar wind environment, likely…