A dormant volcano: the black hole at the heart of our galaxy is more explosive than we thought

The supermassive black hole at the heart of our galaxy spat out an enormous flare of…

How differences in the genetic 'instruction booklet' between humans and Neanderthals influenced traits

When it comes to our differences from Neanderthals, most of what we know comes from comparing…

In the Amazon, protected areas often lose out when the search for energy is on

Addressing policy “blind spots” that allow energy production and mineral exploration to trump environmental protection could…

Using 'World of Warcraft' to cut gamer screen time, increase maker revenue

Yulia Nevskaya’s first foray into the “World of Warcraft” started one evening at 7 p.m. She…

Re­searchers de­vel­op a com­pact in­frared spec­trom­e­ter

ETH researchers have developed a compact infrared spectrometer. It’s small enough to fit on a computer…

Breastfeeding can help tackle climate crisis but it's on governments, not mums to save the world

In the midst of debates about how to best tackle the climate crisis, breastfeeding was recently…

Defining and measuring sustainability

Back in 2009 when I was completing my book Sustainability Management and preparing it for publication…

Physicists measure the variation of the top-quark mass for the first time

For the first time, CMS physicists have investigated an effect called the “running” of the top…

A close up on the real world—atomic migration under ambient conditions

Increasing our understanding of how individual atoms and molecules participate in chemical reactions is critical to…

Non-antibiotic cures for cows could speed up treatments for people

As the global antibiotic resistance crisis grows, chemical-based aerosol sprays and electrical signals to wake up…