The dream of enjoying one’s so-called Golden Years, or advanced years of life, in comfortable retirement…
Getting more heat out of sunlight
A newly developed material that is so perfectly transparent you can barely see it could unlock…
Learning how to protect astronauts from space radiation
There is little known about the effects of space radiation on the human body. Astronauts cannot…
Hungary passes controversial science sector reform bill
The Hungarian parliament passed a bill Tuesday enabling the takeover of research institutes by Prime Minister…
Yellow fever virus responsible for current epidemic in Brazil originated in Amazon in 1980
The origin of the virus responsible for the ongoing yellow fever epidemic in Brazil, the worst…
Chemists give chance a helping hand
Whether they are synthetic materials such as PET and Teflon, medicines or flavourings, life without synthetically…
The weirdest stars we've ever seen have astronomers utterly baffled
The light from a pair of stars about 360 light years away dimmed and brightened again…
Solar Eclipse Will Pass Over A Major Observatory In Chile
On Tuesday, parts of South American will experience a total solar eclipse. The path of totality…
During a Solar Eclipse, What Are Plants Doing?
Research conducted during the Great American Eclipse of 2017 suggests the sun’s midday disappearance shocks some…
Airless worms: A new hope against drug-resistant parasites
Over one billion people, including 880 million children, are infected with intestinal nematode worms, such as…