Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 29, 2026 - For decades, ion transport in solids has been described as a classical barrier-climbing process, in which an ion must acquire sufficient activation energy to surmount an energy barrier before it can
Amsterdam, Netherlands (SPX) Apr 29, 2026 - An international team of astrophysicists led by researchers at Leiden University in the Netherlands has publicly released one of the largest cosmological simulation datasets ever produced. The archi
Antakya, Turkey (AFP) April 29, 2026 - Selahattin Yogurtcuoglu pulls out his chair to chat with neighbours outside his home in Turkey's Antakya, just as he used to - but nothing is the same since the 2023 earthquake that devastated the ancient city.
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 29, 2026 - Platelets are the blood components that enable clotting and can be decisive in saving patients who are bleeding to death from traumatic injuries. Until now, donated platelets have been confined to h
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 29, 2026 - Scorpions carry some of the most formidable natural weapons found in the animal kingdom, from crushing pincers to venom-loaded stingers. Scientists have long recognized that trace metals reinforce t
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 29, 2026 - A team of researchers from Fuzhou University, East China Normal University, Anhui Normal University, and Yunnan Normal University has developed a deep-learning framework to reconstruct a global, hig
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 29, 2026 - A new study describes a perovskite diode that achieves 26.7% power-conversion efficiency when operated as a solar cell and 31% external quantum efficiency when operated as a light-emitting diode, pe
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 28, 2026 - The China National Space Administration has called for stronger support of commercial space development, with particular emphasis on emerging sectors including space-based computing power and in-spa
Tokyo (AFP) April 28, 2026 - When is a Chinese AI startup not a Chinese AI startup? When it's based in Singapore, or elsewhere, to distance itself legally and politically from Beijing.
Satkhira, Bangladesh (AFP) April 28, 2026 - Tigers are so feared in Bangladesh's vast Sundarban mangroves that locals invoke spirits to protect against them. But experts say it is the big cats themselves that need defending.
Oakland, United States (AFP) April 28, 2026 - Billionaire Elon Musk took the stand Tuesday to accuse OpenAI and its boss Sam Altman of betraying the AI company's altruistic origins, in a trial that could have far-reaching consequences for the industry and oblige the ChatGPT maker to profoundly revamp its business.
Hefei, China (AFP) April 27, 2026 - In a sprawling office in Hefei, the eastern Chinese electric vehicle hub, hundreds of employees and several robotic arms sat refining software developed jointly by German behemoth Volkswagen and Chinese EV maker XPeng.
Seoul (AFP) April 27, 2026 - North Korea is taking advantage of the Middle East war to speed up its weapons development and cement its nuclear status in a world where international norms have broken down, analysts say.
Paris, France (AFP) April 27, 2026 - Images of bareheaded women sipping coffee in cafes in Tehran, in apparent defiance of the Islamic republic's strict dress rule, have stirred interest outside Iran - but for Elnaz, 32, it is no breakthrough.
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 27, 2026 - NASA's two active Mars rovers have each assembled sweeping 360-degree panoramas from opposite sides of the planet, together painting a portrait of Mars that spans billions of years of geological and
Santa Marta, Colombia (AFP) April 27, 2026 - Former Irish President Mary Robinson has had a front-row seat to historic change - and senses another turning point coming at a fossil fuel phaseout meeting in Colombia.
