Image: Tarawa, Kiribati

The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over the Tarawa Atoll in the Republic of Kiribati –…

Provably exact artificial intelligence for nuclear and particle physics

The Standard Model of particle physics describes all the known elementary particles and three of the…

The surprising organisation of avian brains

Birds and mammals have the largest brains in relation to their body. Apart from that, however,…

How the pandemic is harming the oil and gas industry

In August, Exxon Mobil, once the largest publicly traded company in the world, was dropped from…

Future urban development exacerbates coastal exposure in the Mediterranean

Urban extent in low-lying coastal areas is increasing faster than in the hinterland, thus leading to…

A worm's view on immunity

All higher organisms have an immune system that constitutes a biological defense mechanism to protect the…

Researcher tackles growing plastic waste

Humanity is facing many serious problems at the moment, notwithstanding the global viral pandemic that is…

Research finds mouse populations can be controlled with lower amounts of poison

Good news for Western Australian wildlife with a recent study suggesting that mice numbers could be…

Piezoelectric and laser ultrasonic system takes 3-D ultrasound images of solids

A new system, developed by Tohoku University researchers in Japan in collaboration with Los Alamos National…

Scientists offer companies a novel chemistry for greener polyurethane

Without it, the world might be a little less soft and a little less warm. Our…