Why a deadly shadow hangs over Everest summit

As the return of cloud and frozen hurricane-force winds seal off Mount Everest for another year,…

Why do top executives leave companies? It's personal, study finds

In a new study, researchers at the University of Missouri have called attention to the importance…

Self-healing DNA nanostructures

DNA assembled into nanostructures such as tubes and origami-inspired shapes could someday find applications ranging from…

More safe havens for native plants and animals needed in NSW's west

Location matters for species struggling to survive under a changing climate. Click here for…

Every bat travels differently

The females of some bat species migrate hundreds of kilometers after hibernation to give birth to…

Could some chimpanzees' crustacean crave yield clues about human evolution?

Why do we fish? At some point eons ago, our primarily fruit-eating ancestors put their hands…

Pantry ingredients can help grow carbon nanotubes

Baking soda, table salt, and detergent are surprisingly effective ingredients for cooking up carbon nanotubes, researchers…

Researchers introduce novel heat transport theory in quest for efficient thermoelectrics

NCCR MARVEL researchers have developed a novel microscopic theory that is able to describe heat transport…

A warming Arctic produces weather extremes in our latitudes

Atmospheric researchers at the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) have…

Mars Organic Molecule Analyser: A look at the ExoMars rover's tiny ovens

There are few things better than the smell of freshly baked bread from the oven; this…