LA lawns lose lots of water: 70B gallons a year

In summer 2010, Los Angeles was losing about 100 gallons of water per person per day…

Volunteers help find star that exploded 970 million years ago, predating the dinosaurs

Online volunteers have helped astronomers find a star that exploded 970 million years ago, predating the…

Spider venom reengineered for effective delivery of antibodies into cells

Our cells are rich in proteins which are potential targets for therapy. But study of these…

One-dimensional crystals for low-temperature thermoelectric cooling

Researchers studied the thermal and electrical properties of one-dimensional crystals composed of tantalum, silicon and tellurium…

Measured for the first time: Direction of light waves changed by quantum effect

Certain materials can be used to rotate the direction in which the light is oscillating. This…

How listening to music in a group influences depression

New research takes a closer look at how music influences the mood in people suffering from…

New molecule may lead to first synthetic one-dose antimalarial

Researchers have developed a molecule which has the potential to become the first fully synthetic, one-dose…

Can parents’ tech obsessions contribute to a child’s bad behavior?

About half of parents reported that technology interrupted time with their children three or more times…

Precise insight into the depths of cells

Is it possible to watch at the level of single cells how fish embryos become trout,…

Birds, bees and other critters have scruples, and for good reason

Humans are not the only species to show a strong work ethic and scruples. Researchers have…