Science
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A blue laser for underwater communication and sensing
Researchers at EPFL have developed a chip-scale blue laser that combines stable light emission with rapid frequency control, opening possibilities for underwate...
Built to take the blast: Students test prototype landing pad to make moon landings safer
As NASA works toward a sustained human presence on the moon, researchers at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama S...
Famed oceanographer calls for ending krill catch near Antarctica as governments debate fishing quota
Renowned oceanographer Sylvia Earle is calling for an end to krill fishing near Antarctica as officials from the U.S., China, Russia and 24 other governments ne...
Nighttime songs could reveal when endangered pygmy blue whales feed off Western Australia
Listening to the songs of endangered pygmy blue whales could help researchers identify when the animals are feeding off Western Australia's coast, improving sci...
Researchers create first whole-body single-cell atlas of an adult vertebrate
Viewed from above, Danionella cerebrum offers a rare sight in a vertebrate: its brain, visible through the top of its head. Since the species was adopted for ne...
Birds and humans share fundamental song and speech patterns, study finds
McGill University researchers have identified "universal" vocal patterns across hundreds of bird species and found that many of the same patterns also appear in...
Long-distance flights can throw seabirds' internal clocks out of sync, causing navigation errors
A study led by Oxford University has found that seabirds flying long distances across the Atlantic can experience a mismatch between their internal body clocks...
AI helps uncover overlooked 2D materials and create 11 new ones
With the help of artificial intelligence, researchers at Linköping University in Sweden have found previously overlooked occurrences of the 2D materials MXenes...
One molecule, many atoms: Platinum bonds respond to surface features up to 10 nanometers away
Many chemical processes that sustain modern society depend on molecules binding to metal surfaces. The production of synthetic fertilizer, for example, relies o...
Unusual whale sightings around Australia may signal changing ocean conditions
Whales never cease to amaze me. After nearly two decades of studying these majestic mammals, I've learned every whale season is slightly different. Each migrati...
Newly characterized Streptomyces strain yields previously unknown natural products
In a collaboration, researchers from the Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures and the Helmholtz Center for Infection Res...
Shrinking bat populations can weaken ecosystem benefits even while species remain widespread
Bats promote the health of ecosystems in many ways. Insect-eating species help regulate insect populations, including agricultural and forest pests. In tropical...