Global sea level could rise 15 meters by 2300, study says
Global average sea-level could rise by nearly 8 feet (2.5 meters) by 2100 and 50 feet (15 meters) by 2300 if greenhouse gas emissions...
One in five Australian honey samples adulterated
Following the recent high-profile fake honey scandal, new and independent research from Macquarie University in collaboration with the National Measurement Institute has unveiled, for...
Is dark energy even allowed in string theory?
A new conjecture is the cause of excitement in the string theory community. Timm Wrase of the Vienna University of Technology has now published...
Carbon emissions from Amazonian forest fires up to four times worse than feared
Carbon losses caused by El Niño forest fires of 2015 and 2016 could be up to four times greater than thought, according to a...
New laser technology can identify unknown white powders from safe distance
White powders found at known or potential crime scenes present investigators and first responders with a dilemma. Touching the powders could be dangerous or...
Copper ions flow like liquid through crystalline structures
Materials scientists have sussed out the physical phenomenon underlying the promising electrical properties of a class of materials called superionic crystals. A better understanding...
New DNA tool predicts height, shows promise for serious illness assessment
A new DNA tool created by Michigan State University can accurately predict people's height, and more importantly, could potentially assess their risk for serious...
Nanoscale pillars as a building block for future information technology
Researchers from Linköping University and the Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden have proposed a new device concept that can efficiently transfer the information...
Even light drinking increases risk of death
Drinking a daily glass of wine for health reasons may not be so healthy after all, suggests a new study from Washington University School...
Stem cells organize themselves into pseudo-embryos
The definitive architecture of the mammalian body is established shortly after implantation of the embryo in the uterus. The antero-posterior, dorso-ventral and medio-lateral axes...
Traces of opiates found in ancient Cypriot vessel
Vessels of this type, known as 'base-ring juglets', have long been thought to have links with opium use because when inverted they resemble the...
