TESS dates an ancient collision with our galaxy

A single bright star in the constellation of Indus, visible from the southern hemisphere, has revealed…

How the solar system got its 'Great Divide,' and why it matters for life on Earth

Scientists, including those from the University of Colorado Boulder, have finally scaled the solar system’s equivalent…

Global database of all bird species shows how body shape predicts lifestyle

A database of 10,000 bird species shows how measurements of wings, beaks and tails can predict…

Tuning optical resonators gives researchers control over transparency

In the quantum realm, under some circumstances and with the right interference patterns, light can pass…

Nano-objects of desire: Assembling ordered nanostructures in 3-D

Scientists have developed a platform for assembling nanosized material components, or “nano-objects,” of very different types—inorganic…

Atlantic circulation collapse could cut British crop farming

Crop production in Britain will fall dramatically if climate change causes the collapse of a vital…

Device keeps human livers alive for one week outside of the body

Researchers from the University Hospital Zurich, ETH Zurich, Wyss Zurich and the University of Zurich have…

Arabian Peninsula a trap for summer dust

Intense winds blowing from Africa through a mountainous gap on the western Red Sea coast have…

AI's impact on UN goals for climate, development and global stability is analyzed for first time

Artificial intelligence (AI) represents a powerful but double-edged sword as nations confront global warming, poverty and…

First robust cell culture model for the hepatitis E virus

Even though hepatitis E causes over 3 million infections and about 70,000 deaths each year, the…