A spin wave detective story: Researchers verify surprising behavior in a 2-D magnet

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have discovered a surprising feature in…

Fungal pathogens tap human iron stores to survive immunity

Candida species, the most prevalent opportunistic human fungal pathogens, affect severely immunocompromized individuals, and can cause…

Various variability phenomena observed in the binary star DQ Tau

Hungarian astronomers have observed a pre-main sequence (PMS) binary star known as DQ Tau using a…

Walking the wire: Real-time imaging helps reveal active sites of photocatalysts

Nanoscale photocatalysts are small, man-made particles that harvest energy from sunlight to produce liquid fuels and…

Perth Pictish find offers glimpse into Scotland's warrior past

Archaeologists have carefully recreated images of a figure on a Pictish stone, discovered during the construction…

Emergency Recovery Plan could halt catastrophic collapse in world's freshwater biodiversity

With biodiversity vanishing from rivers, lakes and wetlands at alarming speed, a new scientific paper outlines…

Chlamydia's covert reproduction

UF researchers have resolved a two-decade old mystery centered upon how the bacteria chlamydia divide and…

BECEP array installed at South Pole

Professor Clem Pryke and his group are on their way back to Minnesota from the South…

Growing crystals to generate random numbers

A team at the University of Glasgow has developed a novel way to generate random numbers…

Nanomaterials derived from cellulose could make renewable energy cheaper

Nature isn’t always generous with its secrets. That’s why some researchers look into unusual places for…