K-pop fans helped COVID-19 public health messaging go viral
Three years ago, as part of the public health messaging in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization launched the "Wear A Mask"...
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Physicists find evidence for magnetically bound excitons
In art, the negative space in a painting can be just as important as the painting itself. Something similar is true in insulating materials, where...
Bewick’s swans choose wintering areas based on the weather
Bewick’s swans fly less far during their autumn migration when the weather is warm. Climate change has therefore led to a shift in their common...
Green hydrogen could reach economic viability by co-production of valuable chemicals
It already works: there are several approaches to using solar energy to split water and produce hydrogen. Unfortunately, this "green" hydrogen has so far been...
Fear of humans pervades the South African savanna
Research publishing October 5 in the journal Current Biology finds that mammals living in South Africa’s Greater Kruger National Park, home to one of the...
Satellite swarm to provide ‘missing link’ between space weather and space debris
The European Space Agency (ESA) has funded a new mission concept involving a “swarm” of satellites to address the growing threat of space debris. The...
Survival of the newest: the mammals that survive mass extinctions aren’t as “boring” as scientists thought
When an asteroid hit the Earth 66 million years ago, it set off a devastating mass extinction. The dinosaurs (except for a few birds) all...
Discovery made by University of Warsaw scientists may enable network interface for quantum computers
A team of scientists at the QOT Centre for Quantum Optical Technologies, including a student from the Faculty of Physics (University of Warsaw), made a...
Fear of human “super predator” pervades South African savanna
Credit: Liana Zanette / Western University Journal Current Biology Method of Research Experimental study Subject of Research Animals Article Title Fear of the human ‘‘super...
Mobile positioning-based population statistics make crisis management more effective
Human and economic losses inflicted by disasters are still growing in the world in spite of technological advances. A recent case study from Estonia shows...
UNIST student startup sets new global standard for companion animal pet registration
Pireco Co., Ltd., a student-led venture company of UNIST, has accomplished a remarkable feat in establishing an international standard for their multi-biometrics identification solution designed...
Interdisciplinary Rice team tackles the future of semiconductors
HOUSTON – (Oct. 5, 2023) – An interdisciplinary team of Rice University scientists has won a $1.9 million National Science Foundation grant for research on...
Shining a light on tiny, solar-powered animals
Acoels have been found to host a wide diversity of symbiotic, photosynthetic microalgae.Credit: Kevin Wakeman and Siratee Riewluang Acoels have been found to host a...
WVU engineer developing laser system to defend space assets from debris in Earth’s orbit
If West Virginia University research pays off, debris that litters the planet’s orbit and poses a threat to spacecraft and satellites could get nudged off potential collision...
New research into pangolin genomics may aid in conservation efforts
A new paper in Molecular Biology and Evolution, published by Oxford University Press, for the first time provides a comprehensive set of genomic resources for...
