Study: Spring rains are a surprising source of pollen
Springtime rains can be a surprising source of pollen.
University of Iowa researchers report that tree pollen fragments remain in the air for as many as 11 hours after heavy rains, and those granules can...
Study: How dangerous are burning electric cars?
There' s a loud bang, and then it starts: A battery module of an electric car is on fire in the Hagerbach test tunnel. A video of the test impressively shows the energy stored...
Study: Green light for European Space Agency mission to Venus
Researchers from the University of Oxford, Royal Holloway, University of London and Imperial College London will make key contributions to the mission, called EnVision, which has been selected as the fifth Medium Class mission...
Study: Alaska’s salmon are getting smaller, affecting people and ecosystems
The size of salmon returning to rivers in Alaska has declined dramatically over the past 60 years because they are spending fewer years at sea, according to a new study led by researchers at...
Study: Fish reef domes a boon for environment, recreational fishing
In a boost for both recreational fishing and the environment, new UNSW research shows that artificial reefs can increase fish abundance in estuaries with little natural reef.
Researchers installed six humanmade reefs per estuary studied...
Researchers predicted new superhard materials
A group of Skoltech scientists used machine learning (ML) methods to predict superhard materials based on their crystal structure.
The research was published in the Journal of Applied Physics. This work is supported by Russian...
Study: Seeing the universe through new lenses
Like crystal balls for the universe's deeper mysteries, galaxies and other massive space objects can serve as lenses to more distant objects and phenomena along the same path, bending light in revelatory ways.
Gravitational lensing...
Scientists reveal the mechanisms behind a natural bacteria killer
Scientists are one step closer to adapting the bacteria-killing power of a naturally occurring nanomachine, a tiny particle that performs a mechanical action.
In a study published in Nature, a UCLA-led team of researchers describe...
Scientists a step closer to eco-friendly hydrogen fuel production
Griffith University researchers are aiming to unlock a catalytic process that will enhance the breakdown of water, into hydrogen and oxygen and bring Australia a step closer to creating clean efficient hydrogen fuel.
Australia’s National...
Study: Bizarre new species discovered… on Twitter
While many of us use social media to be tickled silly by cat videos or wowed by delectable cakes, others use them to discover new species. Included in the latter group are researchers from...