News media needs to fight misinformation and fake news in the 2020 US presidential election

In the run-up to the 2020 presidential election, the United States is headed into what could…

Limiting warming to 2 degrees C will require emission cuts across entire food system

Agriculture and the food system have long been challenging subjects for climate negotiators at the United…

Estimating microplastic consumption

Since the mass production of plastics began in the 1940s, the versatile polymers have spread rapidly…

Food freshness sensors could replace 'use-by' dates to cut food waste

The researchers say the new sensors could help detect spoilage and reduce food waste for supermarkets…

DNA nanorobots target HER2-positive breast cancer cells

According to the Mayo Clinic, about 20% of breast cancers make abnormally high levels of a…

New material with magnetic shape memory

Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI and ETH Zurich have developed a new material that…

The physical limit of quantum optics resolves a mystery of computational complexity

Linear optics comprises one of the best examples for demonstrating quantum physics. It works at room…

Building blocks of the Earth: Research team re-calculates distribution of volatile elements

Chemical analyses of meteorites allow for a better estimation of the chemical composition of the Earth…

Exploring deeper understanding and better description of networks

Since the beginning of the last century, research on complex systems has advanced the fields of…

The epic search for oldest ice in Antarctica

On 1st June 2019, the European Beyond EPICA Oldest Ice Core project started with the aim…