Lord of the fruit flies: How scientists are defending against a major agricultural pest

When Vasilis Rodovitis rips open his brown paper bag in a sunny persimmon orchard just outside Naousa, in Greece, I half ...

Binary star population of open cluster NGC 2158 explored with Hubble

Astronomers have analyzed the images collected by the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) to investigate a galactic open cluster known as NGC 2158. Results of the study, published Feb. 25 on the arXiv ...

New LVK catalog adds 128 gravitational-wave candidates, more than doubling detections

When the densest objects in the universe collide and merge, the violence sets off ripples, in the form of gravitational waves ...

Researchers find harmful algae species wasn't new to South Australian waters

The coastline of South Australia has been affected for nearly a year by an unprecedented harmful algal bloom which has led to ...

Freshwater fish are more resilient to rising temperatures than marine fish, ecologists find

Fish that live in rivers, ditches, and streams are better able to withstand warming water than fish in the sea. This is the ...

Drug-related homicides increased in Mexico after NAFTA, study finds

The opening of trade borders under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in 1994 was accompanied by a significant ...

How considering green spaces at multiple scales improves city planning

Urban greenery—like trees and other green spaces in what are otherwise concrete jungles—can help cool down cities, clean the ...

When populist rhetoric is high, entrepreneurs are more likely to dodge taxes

A new study finds that the greater the amount of populist rhetoric in a nation, the less likely entrepreneurs are to register their businesses—dodging both taxes and government regulations. "Populist ...

Self-repairing spacecraft could change future missions

Healable spacecraft structures could soon be possible thanks to cutting-edge composite technology. Swiss companies CompPair ...

Improved estimates of storm water in sewers could help reduce flooding

Recent University of Toronto Ph.D. graduate Gabrielle Migliato Marega (CivMin) has developed an improved tool for estimating ...

Too many deer in your area? Birth control could help

Populations of suburban deer have been on the rise across the U.S. for the last 50 years. Suburban landscapes are like buffet ...

Scientists create a hexagonal diamond that could be even harder than the real thing

To misquote a famous song, "Diamonds are industry's best friend." Cubic diamond is the hardest mineral on Earth and is used in everything from precision cutting tools to high-performance ...