Dust cloud from two colliding ice planets dims light of parent star

For the first time, an international group of astronomers have seen the heat glow of two…

Warm summers and wet winters yield better wine vintages, research shows

Wine quality is notorious for varying from year to year, but what makes for a “good…

Illuminating errors creates a new paradigm for quantum computing

Researchers have developed a method that can reveal the location of errors in quantum computers, making…

Decoding the axolotl: A new path for limb regrowth

In a new study published in Nature Communications, EPFL researchers shed light on the axolotl’s unparalleled…

Making hydropower plants more environmentally friendly

A research team from the Chair of Aquatic Systems Biology at the Technical University of Munich…

'Ultrashort' PFAS compounds detected in people and their homes

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have become ubiquitous throughout the environment, and increasing evidence has demonstrated…

Field experiments show ungulates fear elephants as much as leopards

A team of wildlife researchers from the U.S., South Africa and Eswatini (formally known as Swaziland)…

Central star in a planetary nebula reveals details of its life

Stars like our sun end their lives as white dwarfs. Some of them are surrounded by…

A look inside the sun's fire: New measurements point at slower burn-in phase of hydrogen burning

Nuclear astrophysics studies the evolution of the elements in the universe since its creation. The astrophysical…

Bouldering in south-central Madagascar: A new 'rock-climbing' gecko species of the genus Paroedura

Named after its habitat preference, Paroedura manongavato, from the Malagasy words “manonga” (to climb) and “vato”…