High-performance advanced composite materials integrating high stiffness, strength and excellent damping performance are in urgent demand…
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Nature's 'slow lanes' offer hope for species feeling heat of climate change, other pressures
Pockets of landscape less prone than adjacent areas to disturbances like fire and drought may hold…
Mysterious iron X-ray lines grow stranger with high precision measurements
Two prominent X-ray emission lines of highly charged iron have puzzled astrophysicists for decades because their…
Rewiring plant reproduction for higher seed yields
Exploiting quirks in plant reproduction could boost yields in two staple crops, sorghum and cowpea, for…
Video: Boiling. We research. You benefit.
Did you know that in microgravity you can better study the boiling process? Click…
Police violence and the 'bystander effect' explained
Since George Floyd died after police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck for almost nine…
Are viruses alive? Perhaps we're asking the wrong question
Viruses are an inescapable part of life, especially in a global viral pandemic. Yet ask a…
New Zealand cuts research to keep Antarctica virus free
New Zealand said Tuesday it will reduce its scientific projects in Antarctica to keep the virtually…
2019 fossil fuel subsidies nearly $500 bn: OECD/IEA
Climate crisis notwithstanding, governments subsidised fossil fuels in 2019 to the tune of nearly half-a-trillion dollars,…
Fishers are one of the poorest professions in Indonesia, yet they are one of the happiest
Indonesia’s status as a maritime country seemingly does not guarantee that its fishers live prosperously. My…