New feature found in energy spectrum of universe's most powerful particles

Particles smaller than an atom hurtle through the universe nearly at the speed of light, blasted…

A first-of-its-kind catalyst mimics natural processes to break down plastic and produce valuable new products

While plastics recycling is not new science, current processes don’t make it economically worthwhile— waste plastics…

Molecular design strategy reveals near infrared-absorbing hydrocarbon

Nagoya University researchers have synthesized a unique molecule with a surprising property: It can absorb near…

Ultrafast camera films 3-D movies at 100 billion frames per second

In his quest to bring ever-faster cameras to the world, Caltech’s Lihong Wang has developed technology…

Record-low snow accumulation on biggest Alpine glacier: study

Swiss glaciers have continued to shrink at an alarming rate this year, while snow accumulation on…

Back in the pink: Hong Kong dolphins enjoy rare quiet as pandemic halts ferries

Rare pink dolphins are returning to the waters between Hong Kong and Macau after the coronavirus…

Melting Alpine glaciers yield archaeologic troves, but clock ticking

The group climbed the steep mountainside, clambering across an Alpine glacier, before finding what they were…

Smog returns to Indian capital as agriculture fires start

The Indian capital’s air quality levels plunged to “very poor” on Friday and a smoggy haze…

New technology diagnoses sickle cell disease in record time

Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder and the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have…

During COVID, scientists turn to computers to understand C4 photosynthesis

When COVID closed down their lab in March, a team from the University of Essex turned…