Researchers suggest very short-lived halogens partially to blame for ozone depletion over the tropics

An international team of climate scientists has used climate models to show that some very short-lived…

Ingestible capsule to address GI tract diseases

Diagnosing and treating gastrointestinal tract diseases can be notoriously invasive and time-consuming: blood and stool lab…

Microorganisms are key to storing carbon in soils, shows new study

According to a study recently published in Nature, microorganisms play a key role in soil carbon…

Researchers shed further light onto zinc homeostasis in cells

A research group has unearthed how zinc transporter complexes regulate zinc ion (Zn2+) concentrations in different…

Funnel-web spider venom varies depending on circumstances, shows study

Scientists studying the most venomous spider in the world have found the venom of some varies…

Sunlight-powered catalyst transforms methane into valuable chemicals

In a concerted effort with collaborators from the University College London, Professor Zhengxiao Guo from the…

Video: Picking up lightsabers for Mars

Detect, fetch and collect. A seemingly easy task is being tested to find the best strategy…

Kanchha Sherpa: The last of the first on Everest

Nonagenarian Kanchha Sherpa is the last surviving member of the 1953 expedition that saw Edmund Hillary…

Drought-struck Barcelona quenches thirst with costly desalination

Where once the population of Barcelona drank mostly from its rivers and wells, Spain’s second city…

China plans to land astronauts on moon before 2030, another step in what looks like a new space race

China plans to land astronauts on the moon before 2030, in what would be another advance…