Piercing the dark birthplaces of massive stars with Webb

High-mass stars, which are eight or more times the mass of our Sun, live hard and…

Anyon evidence observed using tiny anyon collider

A team of researchers from Sorbonne Université and Université de Paris has reported observational evidence of…

Bailout or subsidy: Oil in the age of pandemic

COVID-19 is disrupting all sectors of the global economy, and the energy sector is far from…

Monitoring, deterrence and curtailment make skies safer for bats

The German word for bat is Fledermaus, which translates literally to “flutter mouse.” But while some…

Bangladesh's waters reeking with drugs, chemicals

High levels of antibiotic residues, other medicines and chemicals present in Bangladesh’s ponds, canals, lakes, rivers…

Scientists propose novel bifunctional iron nanocomposite catalyst

Oxidation of alkenes to carbonyl compounds is one of the most important industrial reactions. The oxidation…

Data shows 30 percent drop in air pollution over northeast U.S.

Over the past several weeks, NASA satellite measurements have revealed significant reductions in air pollution over…

The inequities of a pandemic: Spain's illustration of socioeconomic vulnerability and disease

New research, led by the University of St Andrews, highlights that the Spanish Roma (Gitano) community…

Rehearsal time for NASA's asteroid sampling spacecraft

In August, a robotic spacecraft will make NASA’s first-ever attempt to descend to the surface of…

Brown hares and chickens were treated as 'gods,' not food when they arrived in Britain, research shows

Archaeological evidence shows that the first brown hares and chickens to arrive in Britain were buried…