History of the Champagne vineyards revealed

Although the reputation of Champagne is well established, the history of Champagne wines and vineyards is…

Key switchgrass genes identified, which could mean better biofuels ahead

Biologists believe they are one step closer to a long-held goal of making a cheap, widely…

'Virtual anatomy' imaging yields new insight into ancient platypus fish

The inner ear of a 400 million-year-old ‘platypus fish’ has yielded new insights into early vertebrate…

Spacewalking astronauts improve station's European lab

Spacewalking astronauts installed a high-speed data link outside the International Space Station’s European lab on Wednesday…

Biden aims for most ambitious US effort on climate change

President Joe Biden on Wednesday was undertaking the most ambitious effort ever to cut America’s oil,…

Measures used to reduce the spread of COVID found to reduce contacts 50-62 percent in school children

A team of researchers from several institutions in the U.K., one in the U.S. and one…

Study reveals precarious employment on the rise long before COVID-19

A study led by a University of Illinois Chicago researcher uses a new approach to measure…

Expert in fluid dynamics explains how to reduce the risk of COVID-19 airborne transmission inside a car

Varghese Mathai is a physicist at the University of Massachusetts Amherst who studies the flow of…

Video: EDRS: the space data highway

The European Data Relay System, or EDRS, uses cutting-edge laser technology to greatly reduce the time…

Researchers seek higher living quality in high-density housing

When we build new apartment block developments, we have to weigh up a number of factors,…