High pressure electronic transitions a pathway to high-temperature superconductivity in hydrogen

An international experimental research team led by Professor Ho-Kwang Mao and Dr. Cheng Ji from HPSTAR,…

Why are scientists so excited about a recently claimed quantum computing milestone?

A quantum computer may have solved a problem in minutes that would take the fastest conventional…

Nuclear waste is piling up: Governments need to stop dithering and take action

The UK government has launched a process to find a volunteer community who would be willing…

Discovery of prehistoric baby bottles shows infants were fed cow's milk 5,000 years ago

How did people look after their children in the Stone Age? It turns out that prehistoric…

Signaling factor seeking gene

During embryonic development, stem cells begin to take on specific identities, becoming distinct cell types with…

When it comes to climate change, Australia's mining giants are an accessory to the crime

There are many reasons for Australia’s absence from the podium of the the United Nations Climate…

Why effective climate change solutions remain so elusive

Johns Hopkins Professor Paul Ferraro has spent a lot of time thinking about climate change, and…

The dark giraffe, the new dark horse

Darker male giraffes have been found to be more solitary and less social than their lighter-colored…

How to park a ship in ice

Loaded with research equipment and international scientists, the RV Polarstern icebreaker is steaming towards the central…

Study suggests that many conflicts could be avoided with more deliberation

When someone lashes out in an argument, are they doing so to strategically end the conflict?…