Bird droppings provide clues to environmental change

Queen’s University researchers John Smol and Matthew Duda have identified concerning trends in a vulnerable seabird. …

Study finds journalists hold strongly to professional identity, even when forced to leave field

When meeting someone for the first time, people often ask, “What do you do for a…

Between wildfires, land in the US West has short 10- to 15-year reprieve

In the wake of a devastating wildfire, burnt land has a respite before the next blaze.…

Scientists discover the mechanism of DNA high-order structure formation

The genetic material of our cells—DNA—exists in a high-order structure called chromatin. Chromatin consists of DNA…

Climate change 'a strategic dilemma' for Persian Gulf, expert says

Climate change poses a strategic dilemma for oil-exporting states of the Persian Gulf, according to a…

Portable device helps doctors diagnose sepsis faster

EPFL researchers have developed a highly sensitive and portable optical biosensor that stands to accelerate the…

Second space data highway satellite set to beam

The second satellite in the European Data Relay System has reached its intended orbit and completed…

Astronomers investigate physical properties of the galaxy PGC 26218

By conducting spectroscopic observations, astronomers from China and Spain have investigated physical properties of a nearby…

Your plane travel destroys polar bear habitat

A group of polar bear researchers wants you to do more than worry about the fate…

Printing objects that can incorporate living organisms

A method for printing 3-D objects that can control living organisms in predictable ways has been…