The moon revealed as an object of endless fascination and desire

A rich book by Oliver Morton delves into science, poetry, art and sci-fi to create a…

Celebrate the moon with the best films, books and festivals

The 50th anniversary of the Apollo moon landing is coming. In honour of that, here is…

How to enlarge 2-D materials as single crystals

What makes something a crystal? A transparent and glittery gemstone? Not necessarily, in the microscopic world.…

Unexpected observation of ice at low temperature, high pressure questions water theory

Through an experiment designed to create a super-cold state of water, scientists at the Department of…

Researchers discover the source of new chlorofluorocarbon emissions

Since 2013, annual emissions of a banned chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) have increased by around 7,000 tonnes from…

Spatial DNA organization forms first, then the rest

The fundamental organization of the DNA in active and inactive compartments arises immediately after fertilization of…

Need for rigorous procedures within electrochemical production of ammonia

Ammonia (NH3) is one of the most widely produced chemicals, with a global output of 170…

TACC Ranch technology upgrade improves valuable data storage

There’s a joke by comedian Steven Wright that goes, “You can’t have everything. Where would you…

Subtropical Storm Andrea gone girl

Subtropical Storm Andrea was gone before the storm could even reach Tropical Storm status. The last…

Eighteen Earth-sized exoplanets discovered

Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (MPS), the Georg August University of…