Uncovering new mechanisms for wheat rust resistance

Researchers have cloned the wheat rust resistance genes Lr9 and Sr43 and identified that they encode…

Astronomers want to build the next-generation Arecibo telescope

The Arecibo Telescope was an amazing tool for astronomers. Built in the early 1960s, it had…

Q&A: Why is there so much hype about the quantum computer?

How far along are the quantum technologies? And what do we really mean when we use…

Toward the realization of chiral spin liquids and non-Abelian anyons in quantum simulators

Chiral spin liquids are one of the most fascinating phases of matter ever imagined by physicists.…

More anthropogenic bromoform found in lower atmosphere than thought

A team of atmospheric scientists and oceanologists from the University of Saskatchewan, GEOMAR Helmholtz Center for…

In the Amazon, Brazilian ecologists try new approach against deforestation and poverty

In a remote corner of the Amazon, Brazilian ecologists are trying to succeed where a lack…

New advance for detection of tree heights with satellite imagery

The pixel size of satellite imagery is getting finer and finer in the last decade with…

How funnel-web spiders practice safe sex

The complex mating rituals of the Sydney funnel-web spider have now been described in detail for…

Kangaroo Island wildlife key to beverage fermentation

Researchers from the University of Adelaide have discovered new species of lactic acid bacteria on Kangaroo…

Recently discovered protein domain regulates collagen transport

Collagen is the protein that holds our body together. It is produced inside cells, from where…