Science
Scientific discoveries and research
Pearls and bird feathers inspire simpler method for producing structural colors
Colors in nature are not always produced by pigments. Pearls, bird feathers, butterfly wings and opals display brilliant colors through the interaction of light...
Community input strengthens urban flood adaptation model
Urban flooding causes significant social, environmental and economic losses every year. In Baltimore, those losses have increased in frequency and intensity sin...
Chinese software that produces ready-to-publish research papers in under two hours threatens peer-review system
Scientific papers are a researcher's most valuable currency, and a paper published in a respected journal can represent several years of work. After noting a su...
New avocado cultivation methods not environmentally costly
A University of Queensland study has disproved the assumption that laboratory-based propagation of avocado carries an intrinsic environmental cost. The study le...
National study pinpoints states with steepest warming trends since 1980
Global warming, the observed increase in Earth's average global surface temperature since preindustrial times (1850–1900), currently stands at around 1.63 degre...
A smart window grows a silver shield to keep sunlight's heat out
A window can admit welcome daylight but also let in unwanted heat, taxing air conditioning systems. Darkening the glass helps control glare, but the absorption...
Q&A: Hey AI, who should I vote for this year?
People are peppering artificial intelligence chatbots every day with questions, but when it comes to politics and the looming 2026 U.S. midterm elections, what...
The desire to be remembered may be linked to better mental health
Most people, at some point, wonder what will remain of them after they are gone. Will their family remember them? Will something they created, taught or contrib...
Kangaroo Island honey's chemical fingerprint tells story of Black Summer fires
Honey from Kangaroo Island's protected honeybees has been chemically characterized for the first time, giving local beekeepers scientific backing for the purity...
Ultrathin kagome material opens a route to study unusual quantum states
How atoms are arranged inside materials can influence the behavior of electrons and the resulting electronic states. Kagome lattices, repeating arrangements of...
Clearer environmental benefits could encourage green EV insurance purchases
For many customers, choosing an electric vehicle (EV) is an environmentally conscious choice. But sustainability doesn't end at the showroom. It also extends to...
Virtual tourism could get more realistic: Model builds panoramas
Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model to generate realistic panoramic images for virtual tourism. The work has potential applications...