Gravitational waves from merging supermassive black holes will be spotted within 10 years
Galaxies of similar size to the Sombrero Galaxy may offer astronomers their first glimpse of a pair of supermassive black holes merging. This hat-shaped...
Stellar explosions and cosmic ‘recipe’ for nearby universe
The Perseus galaxy cluster, located about 240 million light-years away, is shown in this composite of visible light (green and red) and near-infrared images...
Double-duty textile could warm or cool
A new textile made from a reversible fabric could warm or cool wearers and keep them comfortable. Two layers of material with different abilities...
Global birth season study links environment with disease risk
New findings demonstrate the importance of environmental factors during pregnancy on the later development of disease.
Credit: © Syda Productions / Fotolia
Studies have shown that...
Deep mantle chemistry surprise: Carbon content not uniform
Olivine crystals containing melt inclusions (the dark spots on the interiors) sampled from the Mariana arc. These crystals were not part of this study,...
Scientists shed light on carbon’s descent into the deep Earth
Valerio Cerantola, corresponding author and postdoctoral scientist at the ESRF, at ESRF ID27 high pressure beamline.Credit: ESRF
Examining conditions within the Earth's interior is crucial...
When water met iron deep inside the Earth, did it create conditions for life?
An illustration from the paper showing oxygen and hydrogen cycling in the deep Earth.
Credit: Image courtesy of Carnegie Institution for Science
Reservoirs of oxygen-rich iron...
Potential new autism drug shows promise in mice
Researchers are hopeful that a new drug may be able to restore an electrical signaling imbalance in the brain found in virtually all forms...
Scientists create yellow, three-eyed, wingless mosquitoes by using gene editing tool
CRISPR/Cas9-mediated disruption of genes associated with cuticle pigment caused mosquitoes to turn from black to yellow, and disruption of genes associated with eye pigment...
Climate change: Silver fir beats Norway spruce and European beech
Young Norway spruces (Picea abies) from several populations in the nursery near Matzendorf in the Canton of Solothurn. The different heights of trees from...
Cold mountain streams offer climate refuge: Future holds hope for biodiversity
This is a bull trout, a popular fish species of conservation concern, that find shelter in mountain stream climate refugia.Credit: Bart Gamett, U.S. Forest...
