High-speed quantum encryption may help secure the future internet

Quantum encryption may be one step closer to wide-scale use thanks to a newly developed system.…

Unique underwater stalactites

In recent years, researchers have identified a small group of stalactites that appear to have calcified…

New proton record: Researchers measure magnetic moment with greatest possible precision

High-precision measurement of the g-factor are eleven times more precise than before. Results indicate a strong…

Timing is key in keeping organic matter in wet soils, new study finds

Periodically flooded soils may actually lose organic matter at accelerated rate, a new report suggests.

Promising new treatment for rare pregnancy cancer leads to remission in patients

Three out of four patients with the cancerous forms of gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD) went into…

Avatar therapy may help to reduce auditory hallucinations for people with schizophrenia

An experimental therapy which involves a face-to-face discussion between a person with schizophrenia and an avatar…

Ambush in a petri dish: Researchers unlock secrets of chemical communication between algae, bacteria

If green algae of the species Chlamydomonas reinhardtii meet Pseudomonas protegens bacteria, their fate is sealed.…

Earth-air heat exchanger best way to protect farm animals in livestock buildings against the effects of climate change

Without countermeasures, climate change will negatively impact animals in pig and poultry production. Beside the health…

150 years of snake collections: Data bank proves rich snake diversity in the neotropics

An extensive database constructed for snakes of the American tropics has now been released by researchers.…

Flies could help to monitor disease outbreaks by acting as ‘autonomous bionic drones’ suggest scientists

Swarms of flies can be used to help monitor disease outbreaks, suggest scientists. This follows their…