Interlocked molecular species have received considerable attention recently, not only because of their intriguing structures and…
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Rogue planets could outnumber the stars
An upcoming NASA mission could find that there are more rogue planets—planets that float in space…
Energy transition away from coal in China will yield benefits
China is the world’s largest producer and consumer of coal. A team of international scientists led…
Revealed: How billions in EU farming subsidies are being misspent
A unique study has analyzed in detail how EU agricultural subsidies flow down to the local…
A new molecular guardian of intestinal stem cells
Intestinal stem cells hold a fine balance between two potential forms: remaining as stem cells, or…
A four-state magnetic tunnel junction for novel spintronics applications
A tunnel junction is a device consisting of two conducting layers separated by an insulating layer.…
Metal organic framework (MOF) microcrystals for multicolor broadband lasing
Multicolor single-mode polarized microlasers containing an output range from visible light to the near-infrared have significant…
Reports of domestic violence on the rise during pandemic, study finds
The conditions created by COVID-19—unexpected time at home, unemployment and financial insecurity, anxiety and stress—are the…
Glacier town at risk in next great New Zealand earthquake
Running through the heart of New Zealand’s glacier country is the infamous Alpine Fault. The 600…
Very high energy gamma-ray emission from a radio galaxy
Giant elliptical galaxies, the oldest known large galactic structures in the universe, have no spiral arms…