Tadpole playing around black hole

A peculiar cloud of gas, nicknamed the Tadpole due to its shape, appears to be revolving…

Newly discovered virus can kill resistant bacteria

A Danish creek has surprised researchers by containing previously unknown virus species. Click here…

Tsunami in a water glass

A new experiment has made it possible to observe the effects of an electron in solution…

Using spiders as environmentally-friendly pest control

Groups of spiders could be used as an environmentally-friendly way to protect crops against agricultural pests.…

Engineered wood grows stronger while trapping carbon dioxide

Scientists have figured out a way to engineer wood to trap carbon dioxide through a potentially…

European summer droughts since 2015 were most severe over centuries — but multi-year droughts also happened in the past

The 2015–2018 summer droughts have been exceptional in large parts of Western and Central Europe over…

Study quantifies global impact of electricity in dust storms on Mars

Mars is infamous for its intense dust storms, some of which kick up enough dust to…

How a record-breaking copper catalyst converts CO2 into liquid fuels

Researchers have made real-time movies of copper nanoparticles as they evolve to convert carbon dioxide and…

Scientists reengineer cancer drugs to be more versatile

Scientists enlist widely used cancer therapy systems to control gene expression in mammalian cells, a feat…

Engineers discover a new way to control atomic nuclei as 'qubits'

Researchers propose a new approach to making qubits, the basic units in quantum computing, and controlling…