Turtle embryos play a role in determining their own sex
In certain turtle species, the temperature of the egg determines whether the offspring is female or male. But now, new research shows that the...
Quantum light sources pave the way for optical circuits
An international team headed up by Alexander Holleitner and Jonathan Finley, physicists at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), has succeeded in placing light...
New approach could make HVAC heat exchangers five times more efficient
Researchers from Tsinghua University and Brown University have discovered a simple way to give a major boost to turbulent heat exchange, a method of...
Walkability is key: A look at greenspace use
If city planners want more people to visit community greenspaces, they should focus on "putting humans in the equation," according to a new study...
Higher vitamin A intake linked to lower skin cancer risk
People whose diets included high levels of vitamin A had a 17 percent reduction in risk for getting the second-most-common type of skin cancer,...
Mysterious release of radioactive material uncovered
It was the most serious release of radioactive material since Fukushima 2011, but the public took little notice of it: In September 2017, a...
Physicists make graphene discovery that could help develop superconductors
When two mesh screens are overlaid, beautiful patterns appear when one screen is offset. These "moiré patterns" have long intrigued artists, scientists and mathematicians...
Anaemic star carries the mark of its ancient ancestor
A newly discovered ancient star containing a record-low amount of iron carries evidence of a class of even older stars, long hypothesised but assumed...
Ancient drop of water rewrites Earth’s history
The remains of a microscopic drop of ancient seawater has assisted in rewriting the history of Earth's evolution when it was used to re-establish...
Researchers demonstrate low voltage LEDs
When atomically thin semiconductors are combined together in a Lego style, they emit light at a lower voltage potentially leading to low energy consumption...
Distant ‘heavy metal’ gas planet is shaped like a football
The scorching hot exoplanet WASP-121b may not be shredding any heavy metal guitar riffs, but it is sending heavy metals such as iron and...
