Australian Institute of Botanical Science researchers are working with the University of Queensland to figure out world-first ways to store wild and cultivated macadamia genetic material and ultimate… [+3322 chars]
By firing lasers finer than a human hair at tiny grains of a mineral extracted from beach sand, Curtin researchers have found evidence of an almost four billion-year-old piece of the Earth's crust th… [+2867 chars]
Since 1910, the quadrennial International Congress of Entomologylast hosted in 2016 in Orlando, Florida (shown here)has provided a forum for advancing the frontiers of entomological research and a st… [+17296 chars]
Using a new method, scientists are better able to distinguish between mirror-image substances. This is important amongst others in drug development, because the two variants can cause completely diff… [+3928 chars]
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Powerful radio pulses originating deep in the cosmos can be used to study hidden pools of gas cocooning nearby galaxies, according to a new study appearing in the journal Nature Astronomy. So-called… [+4389 chars]
Whales are huge, but they live in an even larger environment -- the world's oceans. Researchers use a range of tools to study their whereabouts, including satellite tracking, aerial surveys, sighting… [+10088 chars]
Neodymium is an element, and in the absence of significant amounts of any other material, it exhibits glassy behavior in its crystalline state, in contrast to ordinary spin glasses where magnetic ele… [+1688 chars]
As if there have not been enough fires in the country for 2022, there is an expected rise in wildfires as the winter season is in full swing. With strong and harsh winds that naturally come in the … [+4835 chars]
A newly released Hubble Space Telescope image shows the rim of a galactic "sombrero" shining in the dark. This galaxy is nicknamed the "Little Sombrero" for its hat-like appearance; its more officia… [+2323 chars]
The latest article published in the journal Additive Manufacturing presents a thorough review of the additive manufacturing processes of refractory metal tungsten and its alloys. Study: A review on … [+5506 chars]
A "huge" ozone hole which was not expected to exist has been identified in the Earths atmosphere over almost the entire tropical region. The hole is a year-round gap in the planets ozone layer, and … [+2990 chars]
