ALMA returns to Boomerang Nebula
Composite image of the Boomerang Nebula, a pre-planetary nebula produced by a dying star. ALMA observations (orange) showing the hourglass-shaped outflow, which is embedded...
A stream of superfluid light
The flow of polaritons encounters an obstacle in the supersonic (top) and superfluid (bottom) regime.
Credit: Polytechnique Montreal
Scientists have known for centuries that light is...
Decomposing leaves are a surprising source of greenhouse gases
Decomposing leaves are a surprising source of greenhouse gases.
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Michigan State University scientists have pinpointed a new source of nitrous oxide,...
How the Galapagos cormorant lost its ability to fly
Flightless Galapagos cormorant opening its tiny wings.(Stock image)
Credit: © Vermeulen-Perdaen / Fotolia
The flightless cormorant is one of a diverse array of animals that live...
Massive craters formed by methane blow-outs from the Arctic sea floor
The massive craters were formed around 12,000 years ago, but are still seeping methane and other gases.
Credit: Illustration: Andreia Plaza Faverola/CAGE
Even though the craters...
Pollution ‘devastating’ China’s vital ecosystem, research shows
Smog over Hangzhou, China (stock image).
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The startling extent to which human-made pollution is devastating China's vital ecosystem's ability to offset...
Emotions expressed by the dying are unexpectedly positive
These findings suggest that our expectations may not match the reality of dying, which has important implications for how we treat people who are...
Scientists try to crack the brain’s memory codes
Scientists at NIH used electrical recordings to study how the human brain remembers.
Credit: Courtesy of Zaghloul lab, NIH/NINDS
In a pair of studies, scientists at...
Enigma of how faces are encoded in the brain
This figure shows eight different real faces that were presented to a monkey, together with reconstructions made by analyzing electrical activity from 205 neurons...
Why was a teenager with bone cancer buried on Witch Hill in Panama?
This is a computed tomography (CT scan) of right humerus. Left image shows a horizontal slice through the cancerous lesion.
Credit: Nicole Guzmán-Smith
A new report...
Artificial intelligence predicts patient lifespans
This is the first study of its kind using medical images and artificial intelligence.
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A computer's ability to predict a patient's...
