Calcium rechargeable battery with long cycle life

With the use of electric vehicles and grid-scale energy storage systems on the rise, the need…

A deep underground lab could hold key to habitability on Mars

Tunnels deep underground in North Yorkshire are providing a unique opportunity to study how humans might…

Prescribed burns encourage foul-smelling invaders

Though prescribed burns reduce wildfire threats and even improve habitat for some animals, new research shows…

Flexing crystalline structures provide path to a solid energy future

Researchers have uncovered the atomic mechanisms that make a class of compounds called argyrodites attractive candidates…

Humans are unique but not exceptional species of mammal

Humans appear to resemble mammals that live in monogamous partnerships and to some extent, those classified…

Electronic noses sniff out volatile organic compounds

Tracing volatile organic compounds is important for public safety and all ‘smell’ related issues. To this…

Boost for the quantum internet

A quarter of a century ago, theoretical physicists proposed a way to transmit quantum information via…

What makes news get shared widely? The answer is in your head

Research has shown that social media users are likely to share posts that contain information that…

NASA's Hubble hunts for intermediate-sized black hole close to home

Astronomers have come up with what they say is some of their best evidence yet for…

Element creation in the lab deepens understanding of surface explosions on neutron stars

Scientists working in the lab have produced a signature nuclear reaction that occurs on the surface…