TOKYO, Feb 6 – Japanese and German researchers have independently synthesized a new class of silicon-based compounds that could expand the element’s role beyond semiconductors and industrial materials. A team led by Professor Takeaki Iwamoto…
Scientists produce powerhouse pigment behind octopus camouflage
An octopus camouflages itself with the seafloor. CREDIT: Charlotte Seid Scientists at UC San Diego have moved one step closer to unlocking a superpower held by some of nature’s greatest “masters of disguise.” Octopuses, squids,…
Climate Inaction Driving Millions of Deaths Each Year,…
WHO / Nitsebiho Asrat Geneva, 29 October 2025 — A major new report has warned that the world’s failure to curb fossil fuel use and adapt to rising global temperatures is already costing millions of…
Ion recycling to illuminate the heaviest elements
A sophisticated electrostatic trap at CERN’s ISOLDE facility could help researchers probe the chemical reactivity of the rarest and least understood elements Illustration of the ion trap used by the ISOLDE team to measure the electron affinity…
Researchers in Japan Unveil New Jellyfish with a…
A student-led research group from Tohoku University has discovered a new species of the venomous Physalia (commonly known as Portuguese man-of-war) that has never been seen before in northeast Japan. This revelation suggests that warming coastal waters…