The climate crisis is predicted to trigger mass migration, but burning questions remain that research needs to answer.
What’s on the table at COP26?
This year’s COP26 conference will see delegations from across the globe collaborating on solutions to the climate crisis — here’s some of what their discussions should include.
Breath-based biosensor monitors antibiotic concentrations in the body
To help combat antibiotic resistance, scientists have developed a biosensor for more efficient and controlled administration of antibiotics.
Holograms that can interact with the real world
Researchers create a holographic system which users can freely and physically touch without the need for any intermediary devices.
Perpetual loneliness linked to a lack of trust
Loneliness has been linked to detrimental and sometimes deadly health effects, and so researchers are seeking a biological answer to help prevent and treat it.
The secret to debunking misinformation
Crowd opinion tends to fall in line with professional fact-checkers, and a new study illustrates how that can be used to fact-check the news.
Becky Smethurst: “My hobby is my job, with a bit of extra stress”
Your “friendly neighborhood astrophysicist” Becky Smethurst is enthusiastically exploring the universe and educating us along the way.
Farmers help create powerful, open-source spatial model to save bumblebees
The tool lets researchers, farmers, policymakers, and other interested parties test different land management techniques to find out which ones and where could be most beneficial for bees.
Materials discovery dilemma: Seeing the forest for the trees
While some would contend that materials discovery will breathe life into a hydrogen economy, it cannot realize its full potential unless production becomes less costly and more efficient.
Long COVID appears to be uncommon in children, analysis finds
Data reported through a smartphone app provides the first detailed description of COVID-19 in symptomatic school-aged children.