Floods fail to end Australia's years-long drought

Heavy rain has given hope to Australia’s drought-stricken regions, but scientists warned Tuesday sustained falls were…

Using sound and light to generate ultra-fast data transfer

Researchers have made a breakthrough in the control of terahertz quantum cascade lasers, which could lead…

Artificial atoms create stable qubits for quantum computing

Quantum engineers from UNSW Sydney have created artificial atoms in silicon chips that offer improved stability…

New threads: Nanowires made of tellurium and nanotubes hold promise for wearable tech

Wearable tech and electronic cloth may be the way of the future, but to get there…

New method offers more stable, efficient electrocatalytic reactions

Northwestern University researchers have developed a more efficient and stable method to conduct electrocatalytic reactions. …

Adapting to climate change: We're doing it wrong

When it comes to adapting to the effects of climate change, scientists and policymakers are thinking…

Atom or noise? New method helps cryo-EM researchers tell the difference

Cryogenic electron microscopy, or cryo-EM, has reached the point where researchers could in principle image individual…

How some mammals pause their pregnancies

How do some mammals postpone the development of their embryos to await better conditions for having…

Orb-weaver spiders' yellow and black pattern helps them lure prey

Being inconspicuous might seem the best strategy for spiders to catch potential prey in their webs,…

Gulf coast mollusks rode out past periods of climate change

About 55 million years ago, a rapidly warming climate decimated marine communities around the world. But…