A liquid-crystal analogue of the skyrmion Hall effect
Hess, A. J., Poy, G., Tai, J.-S. B., Žumer, S. & Smalyukh, I. I. Control of light by…
Endangered red squirrels thriving on British island
With growing concerns that red squirrels could soon become extinct in England, one Channel Island is a corner…
Four years ago countries made a historic deal to save nature. Is it dead in the water? | Cop17 biodiversity summit
Passersby could smell the dead fish before they saw them. In August, more than 3,000 pike, roach, carp…
The Human Fingerprint on Earth’s Water Cycle
Humans are exerting increasing influence over how water moves through lakes, rivers, soil, and the subsurface, and a…
Controllable transient coherent state reproduction in lasers
Schawlow, A. L. & Townes, C. H. Infrared and optical masers. Phys. Rev. 112, 1940–1949 (1958). Article ADS …
Reintroduced Grauer’s gorilla raising baby in African national park
Lulingu, a Grauer’s gorilla who was reintroduced to Virunga National Park in eastern Congo, is raising a baby…
‘Incredible’: bleached corals thrive within days when touching healthy neighbour
This video shows a bleached coral fragment brought back to health within weeks through fusion with a vibrant…
Nor’ easter to bring coastal flooding, winds to East Coast
An October nor’easter is developing in the Atlantic, where it will bring high surf, rip currents, coastal flooding…
The moon is shrinking. 10,000 cracks on the lunar surface reveal by how much
The moon is shrinking, and scientists are narrowing in on exactly how much our natural satellite has dwindled…
Scientists reach the ultimate quantum limit on a surface
Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) have achieved a breakthrough in quantum…
Chimpanzee calls become more distinct between groups, giving them ‘accents’ similar to humans
Chimpanzee calls become more distinct between populations as the individuals age, suggesting that experience may help shape communication…
Japan’s massive volcanic eruption 7,300 years ago caused population collapse in some areas and growth in others
Seven thousand three hundred years ago, a volcano exploded out of the sea floor near southern Japan. The…