Birds in serious decline at Lake Constance

Within 30 years, the bird population around Lake Constance declined with increasing rapidity. While in 1980…

Skating droplets move in orbits

They look like planets: Two droplets move in orbits on an ice cold fluid surface. They…

Central banks are waking up to climate change dangers

The impact of climate change on the stability of individual financial institutions and the financial system…

Schools could teach children how to be happy but they foster competition instead

Diagnoses of mental disorders and drug prescriptions among school-age children have skyrocketed over the last two…

A 3-D printed telescope: The analog sky drifter

A unique 3-D printed telescope named the Analog Sky Drifter may spark a revolution in amateur…

Flexible working, the neglected congestion-busting solution for our cities

Traffic congestion is one of the most significant challenges facing our cities. Melbourne’s population is growing…

A method to simulate strongly correlated phases of quantum gauge theories

Quantum gauge theories are mathematical constructs that are typically used by physicists to describe subatomic particles,…

A new alphabet to write and read quantum messages with very fast particles

Quantum information relies on the possibility of writing messages in a quantum particle and reading them…

Making more plastics recyclable

Whether multi-layered food packaging, power cable sheathing or a toothbrush: Many plastic products cannot be recycled.…

Image: Hubble views star nearing its end

This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows NGC 5307, a planetary nebula that lies…