'Ring of fire' eclipse wows across Asia

Skywatchers from Saudi Arabia and Oman to India and Singapore were treated to a rare “ring…

Gender norms affect attitudes towards gay men and lesbian women globally

Gay men and lesbian women have often been the targets of prejudice and even violence in…

Researchers identify that mosquitoes can sense toxins through their legs

Researchers at LSTM have identified a completely new mechanism by which mosquitoes that carry malaria are…

In leap for quantum computing, silicon quantum bits establish a long-distance relationship

Imagine a world where people could only talk to their next-door neighbor, and messages must be…

Five reasons COP25 climate talks failed

The climate summit in Madrid earlier this month did not collapse—but by almost any measure it…

NASA sees Typhoon Phanfone landfall in the Philippines

Typhoon Phanfone, known locally in the Philippines as Ursula, was making landfall in the central part…

Lasers learn to accurately spot space junk

Chinese researchers have improved the accuracy in detecting space junk in earth’s orbit, providing a more…

Mouse pups born from eggs derived from the granulosa cells that surround oocytes

By introducing a chemical cocktail to granulosa cells, researchers in China induced the cells to transform…

Climate change fears propel scientists out of the lab and into the streets

When Steve Ghan set out to walk 1,500 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail, he brought…

MATRIEX imaging: Simultaneously seeing neurons in action in multiple regions of the brain

Two-photon laser scanning microscopy imaging is commonly applied to study neuronal activity at cellular and subcellular…