Scientists call for reform on rankings and indices of science journals
Researchers are used to being evaluated based on indices like the impact factors of the scientific journals in which they publish papers and their...
New green technology generates electricity ‘out of thin air’
Scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed a device that uses a natural protein to create electricity from moisture in the air,...
Origin of life: A Darwinian machine for non-living objects
Life is usefully defined on the basis of process: Any set of entities that participates in the process of evolution by natural selection is...
Extreme weather could bring next recession
Physical climate risk from extreme weather events remains unaccounted for in financial markets. Without better knowledge of the risk, the average energy investor can...
Novel formulation permits use of toxin from rattlesnake venom to treat chronic pain
Crotoxin, extracted from the venom of the South American rattlesnake Crotalus durissus terrificus, has been studied for almost a century for its analgesic, anti-inflammatory...
Solved: The mystery surrounding dinosaur footprints on a cave ceiling
The mystery surrounding dinosaur footprints on a cave ceiling in Central Queensland has been solved after more than a half a century.
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New catalyst recycles greenhouse gases into fuel and hydrogen gas
Scientists have taken a major step toward a circular carbon economy by developing a long-lasting, economical catalyst that recycles greenhouse gases into ingredients that...
Warmer climate leads to current trends of social unrest and mass migration: study
Research by an international team of scientists led by University of New Mexico Professor Yemane Asmerom suggests contraction of the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ)...
Solar wind samples suggest new physics of massive solar ejections
A new study led by the University of Hawai'i (UH) at Mānoa has helped refine understanding of the amount of hydrogen, helium and other...
New CRISPR-based tool can probe and control several genetic circuits at once
Every cell in our body has a computer-like control system that sends biological signals through thousands of circuits to monitor the cell's needs and...
Producing single photons from a stream of single electrons
Researchers at the University of Cambridge have developed a novel technique for generating single photons, by moving single electrons in a specially designed light-emitting...
