A quantum of solid: A glass nanoparticle in the quantum regime
Researchers in Austria have used lasers to levitate and cool a glass nanoparticle into the quantum regime. Although it is trapped in a room-temperature...
More countries publishing ecosystem accounts, considering environment in economic decisions
New research shows that an increasing number of countries are publishing ecosystem accounts, helping to embed nature in economic and financial decisions.
Internationally endorsed guidelines...
Bacteria engineered to protect bees from pests and pathogens
Scientists from The University of Texas at Austin report in the journal Science that they have developed a new strategy to protect honey bees from a...
Astronomers witness the dragging of space-time in stellar cosmic dance
An international team of astrophysicists led by Australian Professor Matthew Bailes, from the ARC Centre of Excellence of Gravitational Wave Discovery (OzGrav), has shown...
Pre-eruption seismograms recovered for 1980 Mount St. Helens event
Nearly 40 years ago, analog data tapes faithfully recorded intense seismic activity in the two months before the historic eruption of Mount St. Helens...