Climate goals of the Paris Agreement: Impact of land use

Significantly less than two degrees Celsius above pre-industrial times -- this is the temperature to which…

‘Astrocomb’ opens new horizons for planet-hunting telescope

The hunt for Earth-like planets, and perhaps extraterrestrial life, just got more precise, thanks to record-setting…

Citizen scientist finds ancient white dwarf star encircled by puzzling rings

The oldest and coldest known white dwarf -- an Earth-sized remnant of a sun-like star that…

Visualizing mental valuation processes

Researchers have developed a computer model capable of predicting certain human decisions. With it, researchers can…

New technology captures movement of quantum particles with unprecedented resolution

A new study explores the activity of quantum particles in 2D materials within an unprecedented small…

Dose of vitamin C helps gold nanowires grow

Scientists discover a method to turn stubby gold nanorods into gold nanowires of impressive length. The…

Breakthrough in the search for graphene-based electronics

A team of researchers from Denmark has solved one of the biggest challenges in making effective…

Renewable energy generation with kites and drones

A group of researchers has recently developed a new software aimed at the analysis of energy…

Plants can skip the middlemen to directly recognize disease-causing fungi

Scientists have revealed that direct physical associations between plant immune proteins and fungal molecules are widespread…

Using crystals to unpick how viruses work

Researchers have used X-ray crystallography and computer simulation to get a closer look at how viruses…