Harnessing the potential of pineapple stem starch film as a biodegradable packaging material

A group of researchers from universities in Thailand and Malaysia have collaborated to develop a unique…

How eating natto might increase stress tolerance and longevity

Health is wealth as the saying goes and new research now shows that it is possible…

Using nature to fight rising seas

Picture Boston Harbor, a few years from now. The East Boston Greenway, a leafy urban trail,…

Hybrid bound states in the continuum in terahertz metasurfaces

The quality factor (Q) is a critical parameter that characterizes the strength of light-matter interactions. Cavities…

Non-contact microsphere ultrafast laser nanopatterning technology

In recent decades, the development of nano-fabrication technology is driven by the need to increase the…

Conservation crime scientist uncovers secrets of trade threatening world's most endangered species

Trafficking of wildlife and wildlife products is estimated to be the fourth largest illegal trade in…

The elusive minority: Non-binary gender in prehistoric Europe

People tend to think that the idea that biological sex is linked with one’s role in…

Sparse holography: A novel method for creating 3D images

Computational imaging has seen tremendous progress in the last decade. The process involves using a combination…

Climate scientist explains increase in airplane turbulence

As the third-busiest Memorial Day weekend since 2000 approaches, kicking off a summer travel season that…

Australian politics drive Anglosphere values, says study

Strategic decisions and debates about Australian values are shaped in the Anglosphere, a new research paper…