A new symmetry-broken parent state discovered in twisted bilayer graphene
In 2018 it was discovered that two layers of graphene twisted one with respect to the other by a "magic" angle show a variety...
COVID-19 lockdown reveals human impact on wildlife
In an article published in Nature Ecology & Evolution today, the leaders of a new global initiative explain how research during this devastating health crisis can...
Pioneering research reveals certain human genes relate to gut bacteria
The role genetics and gut bacteria play in human health has long been a fruitful source of scientific enquiry, but new research marks a...
New design for ‘optical ruler’ could revolutionize clocks, telescopes, telecommunications
Just as a meter stick with hundreds of tick marks can be used to measure distances with great precision, a device known as a...
Lizards need their coffee, too: Could caffeine help bring threatened species back from the...
In an article just published in Conservation Physiology, Macquarie University's Simon Clulow and colleagues reveal a new sperm freezing and revival technique that shows considerable...
Chronobiology: Researchers identify genes that tell plants when to flower
How do plants know when it is time to flower? Researchers at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) have studied this question and identified two...
Experiment confirms 50-year-old theory describing how an alien civilization could exploit a black hole
A 50-year-old theory that began as speculation about how an alien civilization could use a black hole to generate energy has been experimentally verified...
Strainoptronics: A new way to control photons
Researchers discovered a new way to engineer optoelectronic devices by stretching a two-dimensional material on top of a silicon photonic platform. Using this method,...
300-million-year-old fish resembles a sturgeon but took a different evolutionary path
Sturgeon, a long-lived, bottom-dwelling fish, are often described as "living fossils," owing to the fact that their form has remained relatively constant, despite hundreds...
When planting trees threatens the forest
Campaigns to plant huge numbers of trees could backfire, according to a new study that is the first to rigorously analyze the potential effects...
Evidence supports ‘hot start’ scenario and early ocean formation on Pluto
The accretion of new material during Pluto's formation may have generated enough heat to create a liquid ocean that has persisted beneath an icy...
