On moonless nights in a tropical forest, bats slice through the inky darkness, snatching up insects…
Repairing harmful effects of inbreeding could save the iconic Helmeted Honeyeater
Habitat destruction results in wildlife populations that are small, made up of relatives, and have low…
Turtle embryos play a role in determining their own sex
In certain turtle species, the temperature of the egg determines whether the offspring is female or…
How roads can help cool sizzling cities
Special permeable concrete pavement can help reduce the ‘urban heat island effect’ that causes cities to…
Physicists make graphene discovery that could help develop superconductors
When two mesh screens are overlaid, beautiful patterns appear when one screen is offset. These ‘moiré…
What sort of 'development' has no place for a billion slum dwellers?
Imagine a community of 200,000. Convivial, walkable, six times the density of Manhattan but with a…
NASA Scientist to Discuss “Cosmic Explosions and Cosmic Accelerators” at Library of Congress Lecture
The public is invited to a free lecture called ‘Cosmic Explosions and Cosmic Accelerators: Gamma-rays and…
Colonel Raja Chari: NASA Astronaut Candidate
NASA astronaut candidate Raja Chari climbs into a NASA T-38 aircraft. Click here for…
Distant 'heavy metal' gas planet is shaped like a football
The scorching hot exoplanet WASP-121b may not be shredding any heavy metal guitar riffs, but it…
A novel graphene-matrix-assisted stabilization method will help 2-D materials become a part of quantum computers
Scientists from Russia and Japan found a way of stabilizing two-dimensional copper oxide (CuO) materials by…