science
Researchers generate ultra-short spin waves in an astoundingly simple material
Due to its potential to make computers faster and smartphones more efficient, spintronics is considered a promising concept for the future of electronics. In...
Unusual galaxies defy dark matter theory
After drawing both praise and skepticism, the team of astronomers who discovered NGC 1052-DF2 – the very first known galaxy to contain little to...
Rivers raged on Mars late into its history
Long ago on Mars, water carved deep riverbeds into the planet's surface—but we still don't know what kind of weather fed them. Scientists aren't...
Researchers decipher and codify the universal language of honey bees
For Virginia Tech researchers Margaret Couvillon and Roger Schürch, the Tower of Babel origin myth—intended to explain the genesis of the world's many languages—holds...
Bacteria could be a future source of electricity
In recent years, researchers have tried to capture the electrical current that bacteria generate through metabolism. So far, however, the transfer of current from...
GRAVITY instrument breaks new ground in exoplanet imaging
The GRAVITY instrument on ESO's Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI) has made the first direct observation of an exoplanet using optical interferometry. This method...
Face off—Cyclists not human enough for drivers: study
A new Australian study has found that more than half of car drivers think cyclists are not completely human, with a link between the...
Building starch backbones for lab-grown meat using Lego pieces
A new technique to spin starch fibers using Lego pieces could have future applications for lab-grown "clean" meat, according to a team of food...
Widespread losses of pollinating insects in Britain
Many insect pollinator species are disappearing from areas of Great Britain, a new study has found.
The research, led by the Centre for Ecology &...
‘Scuba-diving’ lizard can stay underwater for 16 minutes
A Costa-Rican lizard species may have evolved scuba-diving qualities allowing it to stay underwater for 16 minutes, according to faculty at Binghamton University, State...
Metal nanoclusters can be used as semiconductors: Key properties observed for...
Tiny nanoclusters of metal atoms—such as gold and silver—have properties which mean they can be used as semiconductors, a joint Swansea-Hamburg research team has...
