At future Mars landing spot, scientists spy mineral that could preserve signs of past life

Next year, NASA plans to launch a new Mars rover to search for signs of ancient…

Carbon dots make calcium easier to track

In hospitals, doctors often advise patients to take calcium supplements. But does the calcium get into…

Zimbabwe says 200 elephants have now died amid drought

More than 200 elephants have died amid a severe drought, Zimbabwe’s parks agency said on Tuesday,…

Air quality sinks to 'severe' in haze-shrouded New Delhi

A thick gray haze blanketed India’s capital on Tuesday, with authorities attempting to reduce the pollution…

Grin and bear it: Berlin panda gets CT scan for kidney exam

A Berlin zoo says a giant panda whose twin cubs have captured international attention has undergone…

MXene materials help photodetectors see the light

Photodetectors are the devices that convert information carried by light into an electric signal that can…

Magnetic tuning at the nanoscale

In collaboration with colleagues from the Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (IFW)…

Superconducting wind turbine chalks up first test success

A superconducting rotor has been successfully tested on an active wind turbine for the first time. …

Maritime continent weakens Asian Tropical Monsoon rainfall through Australian cross-equatorial flows

Cross-equatorial flows (CEFs) north of the Australia in the lower atmosphere play a pivotal role in…

Gender quotas in business—how do Europeans feel?

Despite years of effort to bring more women to the top boards of business, the proportion…