Record-breaking DNA comparisons drive fast forensics

Forensic investigators arrive at the scene of a crime to search for clues. There are no…

Pig-Pen effect: Mixing skin oil and ozone can produce a personal pollution cloud

When ozone and skin oils meet, the resulting reaction may help remove ozone from an indoor…

Image: A whirlpool 'Warhol' from NASA's Spitzer telescope

Unlike Andy Warhol’s famous silkscreen grids of repeating images rendered in different colors, the varying hues…

Atomic motion captured in 4-D for the first time

Everyday transitions from one state of matter to another—such as freezing, melting or evaporation—start with a…

Long-term study reveals public health benefits from air pollution reductions

Research led by the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (CEH) tracked the levels of emissions of…

Proposed set of conservation laws find order in the chaos of turbulence

Turbulence can be found in places large and small, from exploding supernovae and sprawling ocean currents,…

Why meerkats and mongooses have a cooperative approach to raising their pups

Raising children can be a tough job, especially when doing it alone, but some animals like…

Attempts to 'erase the science' at UN climate talks

Delegates are concerned that some countries are trying to minimise a key scientific report about climate…

Turtle study shows hearts can be programmed to survive without oxygen

University of Manchester and University of North Texas scientists are the first to show that an…

Cyprus discovers 'first undisturbed Roman shipwreck'

Cyprus has found its first undisturbed Roman shipwreck complete with ancient cargo off its southern coast,…