Gold's wobbly nucleus: What the short-lived Au187 isotope teaches us about fundamental science research

As Earth rotates along its axis, it wobbles a little bit. This wobbling comes, in part,…

Moving precision communication, metrology, quantum applications from lab to chip

The field of photonic integration—the area of photonics in which waveguides and devices are fabricated as…

Vertebral size and shape potentially linked to generalized back problems

According to a multidisciplinary study at the University of Oulu, contemporary Finns’ vertebrae have not grown…

Bacteria under the microscope: A new growth model for tuberculosis

For centuries, scientists have peered down the lens of a microscope and watched as bacteria –…

Study: Ocean fish farming in tropics and sub-tropics most impacted by climate change

Diners may soon find more farmed oysters and fewer Atlantic salmon on their plates as climate…

Penguins starving as Antarctica warms: Drones help count the losses

Elephant Island, Antarctica—Yang Liu packs his drone, puts on his hiking boots, and dons a life…

The challenges and opportunities of inclusive conservation in Salonga

Within the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in an area so remote that it can only…

A less-contentious alternative to biodiversity offsetting

A new approach to compensate for the impact of development may be an effective alternative to…

New class of materials shows strange electron properties

A method to observe a new class of topological materials, called Weyl semimetals, was developed by…

This simple trick could help stop the spread of misinformation on social media

The proliferation of false news stories is a big problem in social media, but there may…