Irreversible declines in freshwater storage projected in parts of Asia by 2060

A comprehensive study on water storage in Tibetan Plateau projects near-total loss of freshwater storage in…

Scientists develop gel made from spider silk proteins for biomedical applications

Researchers have discovered that spider silk proteins can be fused to biologically active proteins and be…

Unexpected quantum effects in natural double-layer graphene

An international research team has detected novel quantum effects in high-precision studies of natural double-layer graphene.…

Catching up with quicksilver: MXene material can counter mercury contamination

A team of researchers might have found just the right material to efficiently remove mercury —…

Thinking like a cyber-attacker to protect user data

Researchers have shown that a component of modern computer processors that enables different areas of the…

Saturn reaches opposition — how to view the planet at its best

On Sunday night, Saturn will be closer to Earth than at any other point during the…

Daylight fireball produces sonic boom over Salt Lake City, Utah

A bright daylight meteor produced a sonic boom over northern Utah at 14:31 UTC (08:31 LT)…

Thawing Arctic hillsides are major climate change contributors

Thawing Arctic hillsides release a significant amount of organic carbon that has been locked in frozen…

A simple way of sculpting matter into complex shapes

A new method for shaping matter into complex shapes, with the use of ‘twisted’ light, has…

Antarctica's ice shelves could be melting faster than we thought

A new model illustrates how meltwater from the Antarctic ice can trap heat under ice shelves,…