As flood risks increase across the US, it's time to recognize the limits of levees

New Orleans averted disaster this month when tropical storm Barry delivered less rain in the Crescent…

When migrants go home, they bring back money, skills and ideas that can change a country

Escaping violence, war, poverty and environmental disaster, more people than ever are migrating worldwide. Some 258…

Interlayers help perovskite crystallisation for high-performance light-emitting diodes

Scientists at LiU working with colleagues from China have shown how to achieve efficient perovskite light-emitting…

New species of tree discovered in Tanzania mountains

Researchers have discovered a new species of tree in the Usambara Mountains in Tanzania, part of…

Four Corners' forced labour exposé shows why you might be wearing slave-made clothes

With China’s western-most province of Xinjiang being turned into a mass internment camp, last night’s ABC…

Direct synthesis of hydrogen peroxide using TS-1 supported catalysts

Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) has many industrial uses, from water treatment and bleaching to chemical synthesis. Although…

Megadrought caused mega biodiversity loss

Researchers at CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, have painstakingly reconstructed the nation’s ‘once in a century…

When and where Nile crocodiles attack

The Nile crocodile is Africa’s largest, and most widely distributed, crocodile. It can be found in…

Birds of a feather flock together to keep their options open, say scientists

Why did you choose your job? Or where you live? Scientists at the University of Warwick…

ATLAS Experiment finds evidence of charge asymmetry in top-quark pairs

Among the most intriguing particles studied by the ATLAS Experiment is the top quark. As the…