A sponge to soak up carbon dioxide in the air

Human activity is now leading to the equivalent of 40 billion tons of carbon dioxide emitted…

Ion-optics-based quantum microscope can image individual atoms

A team of researchers at Universität Stuttgart has developed an ion-optics-based quantum microscope that is capable…

High-resolution, terahertz-driven atom probe tomography

Materials scientists must be able to exert ultrafast control of matter using a strong electromagnetic field…

Perseverance Snaps Its First Full-Color Image of Mars

This is the first high-resolution, color image to be sent back by the Hazard Cameras (Hazcams)…

Climate, canola and coping with changing conditions

On hot summer days, the lucky ones among us can rely on air conditioning, fans or…

Most disadvantaged disproportionately at risk of alcohol-related violence

New findings show that alcohol-related violence affects the poorest in society to the greatest degree, with…

Banning wild meat could add to global food problems

A blanket ban on the trade of wild meat could create risks for nature and for…

Improving sanitation for the world's most vulnerable people

Last year, women visiting a neonatal clinic at a hospital in Kiboga, Uganda, began using two…

Ultraluminous X-ray pulsar M51 ULX-7 inspected by researchers

Using NASA’s Swift and Chandra space observatories, astronomers have investigated an ultraluminous X-ray pulsar known as…

Bright fireball streaks across Alberta, Canada

A brilliant fireball streaked across the skies of Alberta, Canada, at 13:23 UTC (06:23 LT) on…