Lead-free, efficient perovskite for photovoltaic cells

A research team has proposed a perovskite material that serves as a potential active material for…

Monkeys eat fats and carbs to keep warm

Crave comfort foods in cooler months? You're in good company. Golden snub-nosed monkeys prefer to eat…

Visual worlds in mirror and glass

Researchers have uncovered a material perception mechanism with which humans discriminate between reflective and transparent materials…

Ukrainian villages still suffering legacy of Chernobyl more than 30 years on

Milk in parts of Ukraine has radioactivity levels up to five times over the country's official…

Scientists go deep to quantify perovskite properties

Scientists have discovered properties in naturally occurring solution-processed quantum wells that are likely to impact the…

Populations of widely spread tree species respond differently to climate change

A new study shows that not all populations of a single, widely spread tree species respond…

Oldest bubonic plague genome decoded

An international team has analyzed two 3,800-year-old Y. pestis genomes that suggest a Bronze Age origin…

‘Monstrous’ new Russian saber-tooth fossils clarify early evolution of mammal lineage

Fossils representing two new species of saber-toothed prehistoric predators have been described. These new species improve…

Unexpected new dynamics for large DNA molecules in liquid suspension

Polymer physicists are today reporting the unexpected and previously unknown behavior of a charged macromolecule such…

Gene editing just got easier

Researchers have made CRISPR technology more accessible and standardized by simplifying its complex implementation in a…