Geopolymer concrete: Building moon bases with astronaut urine and regolith

The modules that the major space agencies plan to erect on the moon could incorporate an…

Seafloor of Fram Strait is a sink for microplastic from Arctic and North Atlantic Ocean

Working in the Arctic Fram Strait, scientists from the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar…

Researchers discover a novel chemistry to protect our crops from fungal disease

Pathogenic fungi pose a huge and growing threat to global food security. Click here…

Where lions roam: West African big cats show no preference between national parks, hunting zones

West African lions are a critically endangered subpopulation, with an estimated 400 remaining and strong evidence…

Nature takes back world's empty city streets

As humans retreat into their homes as more and more countries go under coronavirus lockdown, wild…

Whales face more fatal ship collisions as waters warm

Climate change is imperiling the world’s largest animals by increasing the likelihood of fatal collisions between…

How customers search for hedonic versus utilitarian purchases

Researchers from the University of Virginia and Crimson Capital published a new paper in the Journal…

Double-walled nanotubes have electro-optical advantages

One nanotube could be great for electronics applications, but there’s new evidence that two could be…

Quantum copycat: Researchers find a new way in which bosons behave like fermions

Bosons and fermions, the two classes into which all particles—from the sub-atomic to atoms themselves—can be…

Scientists create triple-threat genetic toolkit for producing eco-friendly chemicals

Researchers have developed a triad of innovative tools to engineer low-pH-tolerant yeast Issatchenkia orientalis for production…