Study: DNA tests show most ‘wild dogs’ in Australia are pure dingoes
Almost all wild canines in Australia are genetically more than half dingo, a new study led by UNSW Sydney shows - suggesting that lethal measures to control 'wild dog' populations are primarily targeting dingoes.
The...
Researchers observe complex tunable magnetism in a topological material
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory have observed novel helical magnetic ordering in the topological compound EuIn2As2 which supports exotic electrical conduction tunable by a magnetic field. The discovery has significant...
Scientists create map of undiscovered life
Less than a decade after unveiling the “Map of Life,” a global database that marks the distribution of known species across the planet, Yale researchers have launched an even more ambitious and perhaps important...
Research reveals plunge in lithium-ion battery costs
Analysis quantifies a dramatic price drop that parallels similar improvements in solar and wind energy, and shows further steep declines could be possible.
The cost of the rechargeable lithium-ion batteries used for phones, laptops, and...
Study: Antarctic Science Hub Takes Shape Amid Complex Construction Season
A specialist construction team is making the 11,000km journey home to the UK after successfully completing the groundworks for a new state-of-the-art polar research building at British Antarctic Survey’s (BAS) Rothera Research Station, Antarctica.
Foundations...
Study: Molybdenum Disulfide Ushers in Era of Post-Silicon Photonics
Researchers of the Center for Photonics and Two-Dimensional Materials at MIPT, together with their colleagues from Spain, Great Britain, Sweden, and Singapore, including co-creator of the world's first 2D material and Nobel laureate Konstantin...
Study project to analyze human viruses in Winnipeg’s rivers
Does wastewater that’s been cleaned by Winnipeg’s sewage treatment plants carry viruses – including the virus that causes COVID-19 – when it’s released into our rivers?
Jhannelle Francis plans to find out. Francis is a...
Study: Chemists at FAU achieve new dimension in direct imaging
Researchers at FAU, the Paul Scherrer Institute in Switzerland and other institutions in Paris, Hamburg and Basel, have succeeded in setting a new record in X-ray microscopy. With improved diffractive lenses and more precise...
Scientists To Address Chemical Pollution Following Gulf Coast Storms
A team of researchers including Weihsueh Chiu, professor in the Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences’ (CVMBS) Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences (VIBS), has been awarded a three-year Healthy Ecosystems...
Study: Anemic star cluster breaks metal-poor record
In a surprising discovery, astronomers using two Maunakea Observatories -- W. M. Keck Observatory and Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope (CFHT) -- have found a globular star cluster in the Andromeda Galaxy that contains a record-breaking low...