The secret to STEM diversity may lie in peer mentorship

A new paper shows that when first-year female STEM students are mentored by student peers, the…

Germicidal UV lamps: A trade-off between disinfection and air quality, study finds

When winter chill strikes, people stay indoors more often, giving airborne pathogens — such as SARS-CoV-2…

Hearing is believing: Sounds can alter our visual perception

Audio cues can not only help us to recognize objects more quickly but can even alter…

Discovery of world's oldest DNA breaks record by one million years

Two-million-year-old DNA has been identified — opening a ‘game-changing’ new chapter in the history of evolution.…

50 years since the last Apollo astronauts went to the moon, NASA is finally going back

December 7, 1972 was the launch of the final mission in NASA’s Apollo moon program. Fifty…

New virus discovered in Swiss ticks

The Alongshan virus was discovered in China only five years ago. Now researchers have found the…

A novel, space-time coding antenna promotes 6G and secure wireless communications

Scientists have developed a novel antenna that allows manipulation of the direction, frequency and amplitude of…

New battery technology has potential to significantly reduce energy storage costs

Researchers are hoping that a new, low-cost battery which holds four times the energy capacity of…

Can plasma instability in fact be the savior for magnetic nozzle plasma thrusters

Magnetic nozzle plasma thrusters are thought of as the future of space travel. But one problem…

Countries bet on forests and soils to reach net-zero

New research highlights the risks of countries relying on nature-based solutions to achieve net-zero. National climate…