Category: 9. Sci-Tech

Researchers from OIST and CNR-ISM developed atomically-tailored single-atom platforms using a polymer architecture. The work, published in Nature Communications, overcomes stability issues and…

A case of squirrelpox has been confirmed in the village of Kirkbean on the Solway Coast, according to Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrels (SSRS).

A post-mortem examination was carried out on a dead red squirrel which was found in a garden at the end…

The open ocean is never truly still. Beyond the broad sweep of currents and gyres, it teems with vast, swirling whirlpools that can stretch hundreds of kilometres and endure for…

The patient: A 32-year-old woman in Shanghai

The symptoms: The woman went to the hospital with a persistent cough accompanied by occasional bloody phlegm, which she would cough up two to three times per day. She said the coughing began four…

A “super-puff” exoplanet is leaking a lot of helium into space, new observations show — and may be in the process of losing a lot of its atmosphere.

A large plume of helium gas was spotted evaporating from the giant planet, known as WASP-107b,…

From the endless dunes of the Sahara, a colossal eye looks up at the sky. Known as the Richat Structure, this 50-kilometre-wide geological wonder has once again fascinated scientists and storytellers alike, thanks to new images from the…

Samples retrieved by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission from the asteroid Bennu are revealing significant information about the early history of our solar system and the origin of life’s fundamental ingredients. The OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral…