Hurricane Harvey samples saddled with antibiotic-resistant genes
Rice University scientists have released the first results of extensive water sampling in Houston after the epic flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey. They found...
Thin gap on stellar family portrait
A thin gap has been discovered on the Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram (HRD), the most fundamental of all maps in stellar astronomy, a finding that provides...
Galaxy outskirts likely hunting grounds for dying massive stars and black holes
Findings from a Rochester Institute of Technology study provide further evidence that the outskirts of spiral galaxies host massive black holes. These overlooked regions...
Researchers generate optical skyrmions
Technion-Israel institute of Technology researchers have succeeded in generating minute "nano-hedgehogs of light" called optical skyrmions, which could make possible revolutionary advances in information...
X-ray technology reveals never-before-seen matter around black hole
In an international collaboration between Japan and Sweden, scientists clarified how gravity affects the shape of matter near the black hole in binary system...
Engineering 3-D bio-printed scaffolds to regenerate damaged peripheral nervous systems
In the last decade or so, 3-D printing has experienced a surge in popularity as the technology has become more precise and accessible. Now,...
Checking phones in lectures can cost students half a grade in exams
Students perform less well in end-of-term exams if they are allowed access to an electronic device, such as a phone or tablet, for non-academic...
Previously overlooked ‘coral ticks’ weaken degraded reefs
A previously overlooked predator— a thumbnail-sized snail—could be increasing the pressure on coral reefs already weakened by the effects of overfishing, rising ocean temperatures,...
Fertilizer destroys plant microbiome’s ability to protect against disease
A new study of the role microbial communities play on the leaves of plants suggests that fertilizing crops may make them more susceptible to...
First mapping of global marine wilderness shows just how little remains
Researchers reporting in the journal Current Biology on July 26 have completed the first systematic analysis of marine wilderness around the world. And what...
Scientists use ‘funnel-vision’ to pioneer cheap and efficient solar energy
Scientists have developed a pioneering new technique that could unlock new methods of making solar energy more efficient.
A team of experts from the University...
