Science and Space
Mechanistic understanding could enable better fast-charging batteries
Fast-charging lithium-ion batteries are ubiquitous, powering everything from cellphones and laptops ...View More
Corpse flowers are threatened by spotty recordkeeping
Commonly called the "corpse flower," Amorphophallus titanum is endangered for many reasons, includin ...View More
Riding the AI wave toward rapid, precise ocean simulations
AI has created a sea change in society; now, it is setting its sights on the sea itself. Researchers ...View More
Surgery doesn't always help with chronic rhinosinusitis -- a new risk score predicts treatment efficacy
A new CT-scan based risk score facilitates the identification of patients at risk of revision endosc ...View More
Modelling the demography of agricultural transitions
Using a mathematical model, researchers have shed new light on the transition from hunter-gatherer t ...View More
Metamaterials: Highly twisted rods store large amounts of energy
Be it springs for absorbing energy, buffers for mechanical energy storage, or flexible structures in ...View More
New insight into factors associated with a common disease among dogs and humans
The pathogens Giardia duodenalis and Cryptosporidium are common causes of sometimes-fatal intestinal ...View More
Surprising number of environmental pollutants in hedgehogs
Lead, pesticides, brominated flame retardants, plastic additives, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), ...View More
Martian dust could pose health risks to future astronauts
Don't breathe in the dust on Mars. That's the takeaway from new research from a team of scientists, ...View More
Drone experiment reveals how Greenland ice sheet is changing
For the first time, researchers have collected detailed measurements of water vapor high above the s ...View More
