Heat-related deaths likely to increase significantly as global temperatures rise, warn researchers
The world needs to keep global temperatures in check by meeting the goals set out in the Paris Agreement, or more people could die...
Appetite for shark fin soup serious risk to threatened sharks
Fishing pressure on threatened shark populations has increased dramatically in recent years and it is urgent that consumers reject shark fin products altogether --...
VGut bacteria’s shocking secret: They produce electricity
While bacteria that produce electricity have been found in exotic environments like mines and the bottoms of lakes, scientists have missed a source closer...
New photonic chip promises more robust quantum computers
Scientists have developed a topological photonic chip to process quantum information, promising a more robust option for scalable quantum computers.
The research team, led by...
‘Optical rocket’ created with intense laser light
In a recent experiment at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, plasma electrons in the paths of intense laser light pulses were almost instantly accelerated close...
Half-billion-year-old fossils offer new clues to how life exploded on the sea floor
Stephen Pates, a researcher from Oxford University's Department of Zoology, has uncovered secrets from the ancient oceans.
With Dr. Rudy Lerosey-Aubril from New England University...
Gravitational waves provide dose of reality about extra dimensions
While last year's discovery of gravitational waves from colliding neutron stars was earth-shaking, it won't add extra dimensions to our understanding of the universe—not...
Geologists reveal ancient connection between England and France
The British mainland was formed from the collision of not two, but three ancient continental land masses, according to new research.
Scientists have for centuries...
Gravity theory saved from death
An international group of astronomers, including physicists at the University of St Andrews, has revived a previously debunked theory of gravity, arguing that motions...
Quantum-level control of an exotic topological quantum magnet
Quantum particles can be difficult to characterize, and almost impossible to control if they strongly interact with each other -- until now.
An international team...
Breakthrough opens door to smartphone-powered $100 ultrasound machine
Engineers at the University of British Columbia have developed a new ultrasound transducer, or probe, that could dramatically lower the cost of ultrasound scanners...
