Graphene origami as a mechanically tunable plasmonic structure for infrared detection
Soldiers often need to see through smoke, fog, dust or any other airborne obscurant and detect the presence of toxins or other chemicals in...
Winter wave heights and extreme storms on the rise in Western Europe
Average winter wave heights along the Atlantic coast of Western Europe have been rising for almost seven decades, according to new research.
The coastlines of...
Swirling liquids work similarly to bitcoin
Fluid dynamics is not something that typically comes to mind when thinking about bitcoin. But for one Stanford physicist, the connection is as simple...
Earth BioGenome Project aims to sequence DNA from all complex life on Earth
An international consortium of scientists is proposing what is arguably the most ambitious project in the history of biology: sequencing the DNA of all...
Fear of losing status, not economic hardship, drove voters in 2016 presidential election
It has been a well-worn postmortem of the 2016 presidential election: the white working class, having faced job losses and stagnant wages under President...
Did last ice age affect breastfeeding in Native Americans?
The critical role that breast feeding plays in infant survival may have led, during the last ice age, to a common genetic mutation in...
Yale plays quantum catch in new research
Yale's latest work expanding the reach of quantum information science is actually a game of quantum pitch and catch.
In a new study published April...
What do Uranus’s cloud tops have in common with rotten eggs?
Hydrogen sulfide, the gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive odor, permeates the upper atmosphere of the planet Uranus - as has been long...
Just one more ash dieback spore could push European ash trees to the brink
Ash dieback threatens 95% of all European ash trees and has already killed or severely damaged a quarter in southern Sweden and destroyed more...
Galaxies grow bigger and puffier as they age: study
A new international study involving The Australian National University (ANU) and The University of Sydney has found that galaxies grow bigger and puffier as...
Could eating moss be good for your gut?
An international team of scientists including the University of Adelaide has discovered a new complex carbohydrate in moss that could possibly be exploited for...
