Analysis of human genomes in the cloud

Most bioinformatics software used for genomic analysis is experimental in nature and has a relatively high…

Wasp nests used to date ancient Kimberley rock art

Mud wasp nests have helped establish a date for one of the ancient styles of Aboriginal…

Lessons from hurricanes past

On September 29, 1896, the island of Atsena Otie Key was struck by a powerful hurricane.…

Study shows acceleration of global mean ocean circulation since 1990s

A study published today in the journal Science Advances, suggests global ocean circulation has accelerated during…

Quantum fluctuations sustain the record superconductor

Calculations performed by an international team of researchers from Spain, Italy, France, Germany, and Japan show…

Study reveals evolutionary clues to honeybees' social complexity

The complex social life of honeybees—with their queens and workers cooperating to produce honey—is deeply entrenched…

'Flammable ice' discovery offers up clue to life on other planets

Scientists studying so-called ‘flammable ice’ in the Sea of Japan have made a startling discovery—the existence…

Chinese 'love revolution' chronicled through study of Western cultural influences

This is a love story: A young Chinese man, Bohe, and a young Chinese woman, Dihua,…

A method to engineer immune cells so they grow even in hostile tumors

Tumors can create a hostile environment for cancer-fighting immune cells. In a new study, University of…

World's most powerful particle accelerator one big step closer

Scientists have demonstrated a key technology in making next-generation high-energy particle accelerators possible. Click…