Details of the history of inner Eurasia revealed
An international team of researchers has combined archaeological, historical and linguistic data with genetic information from over 700 newly analyzed individuals to construct a...
Record solar hydrogen production with concentrated sunlight
Researchers have created a smart device capable of producing large amounts of clean hydrogen. By concentrating sunlight, their device uses a smaller amount of...
Rapid melting of the world’s largest ice shelf linked to solar heat in the...
An international team of scientists has found part of the world's largest ice shelf is melting 10 times faster than the overall ice shelf...
The last chance for Madagascar’s biodiversity
Scientists have recommended actions the government of Madagascar's recently elected president, Andry Rajoelina should take to turn around the precipitous decline of biodiversity and...
Wax helps plants to survive in the desert
The leaves of date palms can heat up to temperatures around 50 degrees Celsius. They survive thanks to a unique wax mixture that is...
Inorganic perovskite absorbers for use in thin-film solar cells
A team has succeeded in producing inorganic perovskite thin films at moderate temperatures using co-evaporation - making post-tempering at high temperatures unnecessary. The process...
Biodegradable bags can hold a full load of shopping after 3 years in the...
Researchers examined the degradation of five plastic bag materials widely available from high street retailers in the UK.
New fallout from ‘the collision that changed the world’
When India slammed into Asia, the collision changed the configuration of the continents, the landscape, global climate and more. Now scientists have identified one...
Gene-editing technology may produce resistant virus in cassava plant
The use of gene-editing technology to create virus-resistant cassava plants could have serious negative ramifications, according to new research by plant biologists.
Mapping industrial ‘hum’ in the US
Using a dense sensor network that scanned the United States between 2003 and 2014, researchers have identified areas within the country marked by a...
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