Astronomers discover WASP-193b, a giant planet with a density similar to that of cotton candy
An international team led by researchers from the EXOTIC Laboratory of the University of Liège, in collaboration with MIT and ...
Three stars circling the Milky Way's halo formed 12 to 13 billion years ago
MIT researchers, including several undergraduate students, have discovered three of the oldest stars in the universe, and ...
Scientists develop sticky pesticide to combat pest insects
Researchers from Wageningen University & Research (WUR) and Leiden University have engineered a biological barrier that ...
Study supports theory that humans evolved the ability to run long distances to capture prey
A pair of anthropologists, one with Trent University, in Canada, the other with the University of California, Davis, in the U ...
Mosaic grassland landscapes are the most beneficial in terms of ecosystem services, Swiss study finds
Grass, clover and herbs are the foundation of Swiss agriculture: Two-thirds of Switzerland's agricultural land is grassland, ...
Researchers precisely characterize styrene oxide isomerase, which could help yield 'green' chemicals and drug precursors
Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have—for the first time—precisely characterized the enzyme styrene oxide ...
More evacuated as early wildfires sweep western Canada
One of the year's first major wildfires in Canada closed in Monday on the British Columbia town of Fort Nelson, as thousands ...
In a reservoir in Southeast Brazil, introduction of a fish native to the Amazon has reduced native species diversity
The silver croaker (Plagioscion squamosissimus), a fish native to the Amazon (corvina or pescada-branca in Portuguese), is ...
Research reveals the cause of diffuse aurora formation dominated by chorus waves
Recently, a research team led by Prof. Lu Quanming and Prof. Gao Xinliang from the School of Earth and Space Sciences and the ...
Fruit fly testes offer potential tool against harmful insects
A way to curb nagging insects has been flying under our radar—an enzyme from fruit fly testes. The compound could control ...
New work extends the thermodynamic theory of computation
Every computing system, biological or synthetic, from cells to brains to laptops, has a cost. This isn't the price, which is ...
The power of ambiguity: Using computer models to understand the debate about climate change
Cognitive biases are among the most important factors that prevent people from changing their minds. Climate change deniers ...