Antiferroelectric materials have electrical properties that make them advantageous for use in high-density energy storage applications. Researchers have now discovered a size threshold beyond which antiferroelectrics lose those properties, becoming ferroelect…

Imperial College London researchers have observed magma taking an unexpected route beneath volcanoes, shedding light on the processes behind eruptions. The findings were based on data from a tectonic plate boundary in the Eastern Caribbean region. The results…

InterAct fellowships help social scientists connect with important actors in manufacturing

For some species, mating season means detachable penises, urine-based perfumes, and ear-splitting declarations of love.

The ISME Journal - Multilayer networks of plasmid genetic similarity reveal potential pathways of gene transmission

The uncrewed Roscosmos Progress 83 cargo craft launched to the International Space Station from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on February 9 atop a So...

For all of the unparalleled, parallel-processing, still-indistinguishable-from-magic wizardry packed into the three pounds of an adult human brain, it obeys the same rule as the other living tissue it controls: Oxygen is a must.

New images of Saturn from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope herald the start of the planet's "spoke season" surrounding its equinox, when enigmatic features appear across its rings.

Using a sophisticated global climate model adapted to Mars, space scientists explore the hidden potential of wind energy on the Red Planet.

Vascular plants may have contributed to shaping Earth’s atmosphere long before trees evolved.

Large scale molecular dynamics simulations unravel the coupled processes at work during fracturing and flow of carbon dioxide and water in quartz grains at the nanoscale.

The James Webb Space Telescope is peering across the universe to discover new things about planets, galaxies and other cosmic objects.

The infamous spike proteins on the surface of SARS-CoV-2 help it bind to and enter human cells. Because of their important role in spreading infection, these spike proteins are one of the main targets for COVID-19 vaccines and treatments.

UK scientists have made a major breakthrough in developing practical quantum computers – connecting quantum microchips for the first time.

90,000 years ago, Neanderthals based in Portugal harvested and roasted brown crabs. Scientists studying archaeological remains at Gruta da Figueira Brava, Portugal, discovered that Neanderthals were harvesting shellfish to eat – including brown crabs, where t…

Scientific Reports - Detection of coronaviruses in insectivorous bats of Fore-Caucasus, 2021

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Lemaître’s appointment to crucial research post comes just in time

Virtual trials based on three clinical CT systems reveal the potential benefits of incorporating low-cost perovskite detectors

The worldwide concern about global warming can probably be averted by reducing the power of the sun's radiation reaching the Earth, according to some scientists

The exoplanet, Wolf 1069 b is a great target for the search of extraterrestrial life

Patients with BPTA syndrome have characteristically malformed limbs featuring short fingers and additional toes, missing tibia bones in their legs and reduced brain size. | Health

Platform created by MIT team can help alleviate the challenges associated with studying carbohydrates.

Scientists propose mining Moon dust, spreading around Earth to fight global warming