A group of chemical and biomedical engineers at UNSW Sydney and University of Cambridge has improved…
Predicting early spring budburst with genetics against a climate change backdrop
Although climate skeptics might find it hard to believe with this year's endless snow and freezing…
Scientists identify bioactive compounds in cacao pods to develop drugs to combat skeletal disorders
An international team of researchers, led by the University of Granada (UGR) in Spain, has successfully…
El Nino has rapidly become stronger and stranger, according to coral records
The pattern of El Niño has changed dramatically in recent years, according to the first seasonal…
Freshwater mussel shells were material of choice for prehistoric craftsmen
A new study suggests that 6000-years-ago people across Europe shared a cultural tradition of using freshwater…
Synthetic and living micropropellers support convection-enhanced nanoparticle transport
Nanoparticles (NPs) are a promising platform for drug delivery to treat a variety of diseases including…
Bypassing popular passwords
Every year computer security companies share their findings regarding passwords and data breaches. Again and again,…
Telescopes in space for even sharper images of black holes
Astronomers have just managed to take the first image of a black hole, and now the…
No one-size-fits-all solution for sustainable agriculture
Sustainable agriculture production through the use of conservation farming is far from a global one-size-fits-all solution,…
The most stable microscope in the world
Ph.D. candidate Irene Battisti of the Leiden Institute of Physics has developed the most vibration-free cryogenic…