Diffraction-limited visible imaging for large aperture telescopes

A new publication from Opto-Electronic Advances discusses diffraction-limited visible imaging for large aperture telescopes. …

Oxygen vacancy boosting Fenton reaction: A novel approach to fight bacterial infection in bone scaffold

The field of artificial bone transplantation has faced a significant barrier: bacterial infection, a common culprit…

NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission surpasses goal for collection of asteroid samples

The curation team processing NASA’s asteroid Bennu sample has removed and collected 2.48 ounces (70.3 grams)…

Geographers propose way for governments to help keep consumers' grocery costs down

Hikes in grocery prices—11% last year alone—often arise from factors outside of governments’ control, whether it’s…

A new versatile tool for studying fish hormones may transform fish farming

Dr. Itamar Harel, along with Ph.D. student Eitan Moses and postdoctoral researcher Dr. Roman Franek, all…

Climate change could jeopardize River Panke restoration successes

The Panke River in Berlin is exemplary for many urban watercourses whose water quality has been…

New study on the importance of tree leaves for carbon dioxide storage

In a large-scale study with almost 400 partners, researchers worldwide have collected data on tree species,…

How to slow the spread of deadly 'superbugs'

Harnessing new advances in genomic surveillance technology could help detect the rise of deadly “superbugs” and…

Two new pygmy squids discovered among the corals of Japan

The seagrass beds and coral reefs surrounding the Japanese sub-tropical islands of Okinawa are some of…

Scientists uncover cause of mysterious deaths of elephants in Zimbabwe

A bacterium, closely associated with deadly septicemia, could have caused the deaths of six African elephants…