Can you sneeze with your eyes open?

The changing weather brings about many things: holiday excitement, a different wardrobe and -- perhaps most…

‘Hyper-starburst’ galaxy churns out stars, clues to universe’s evolution

A recently discovered galaxy is undergoing an extraordinary boom of stellar construction.

Trapdoor spiders disappearing from Australian landscape

Recent surveys by Australian scientists have identified an apparent significant decline in the numbers of trapdoor…

Climate change likely caused deadly 2016 avalanche in Tibet

On July 17, 2016, more than 70 million tons of ice broke off from the Aru…

Environmental DNA effectively monitors aquatic species populations

Environmental DNA (eDNA), the nuclear or mitochondrial DNA shed from an organism into its environment, is…

Damaged seaweed can recover

Seaweed, which is vital for marine life, is disappearing throughout the world at an alarming rate.…

Cloud formation: How feldspar acts as ice nucleus

In the atmosphere, feldspar particles act as ice nuclei that make ice crystals grow in clouds…

Sand absorbs high-speed ballistic impact better than steel

Scientists have found that when a projectile is fired at a sand block at high speed,…

Moderate exercise improves memory dysfunction caused by type 2 diabetes

Researchers show that moderate exercise may improve hippocampal memory dysfunction caused by type 2 diabetes and…

Devastating decline for the giraffe

Over 700 newly recognized bird species have been assessed for the latest update of The IUCN…