Marine mammals most at risk from increased Arctic ship traffic
In August 2016, the first large cruise ship traveled through the Northwest Passage, the northern waterway linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. The following...
The Gaia Sausage: The major collision that changed the Milky Way galaxy
An international team of astronomers has discovered an ancient and dramatic head-on collision between the Milky Way and a smaller object, dubbed the "Sausage"...
Milky Way type dust particles discovered in a galaxy 11 billion light years from...
An international research team, with participation from the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen, has found the same type of interstellar dust...
Even phenomenally dense neutron stars fall like a feather
Einstein's understanding of gravity, as outlined in his general theory of relativity, predicts that all objects fall at the same rate, regardless of their...
Breakthrough synthesis strategy could mean wave of new medicinal compounds
In pharmacology, not all molecular structures are created equal. Some frameworks are overrepresented in nature, making them especially attractive to scientists on the hunt...
Rising sea levels could cost the world $14 trillion a year by 2100
Failure to meet the United Nations' 2ºC warming limits will lead to sea level rise and dire global economic consequences, new research has warned.
Published...
New method discovered to view proteins inside human cells
Scientists at the University of Warwick have created a new way to view proteins that are inside human cells.
Using Ferritin, a large protein shell...
Oldest evidence of horse veterinary care discovered in Mongolia
A team of scholars led by William Taylor of the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History analyzed horse remains from an...
Water compresses under a high gradient electric field
Modern civilization relies on water's incompressibility—it's something we take for granted. Hydraulic systems harness the virtual non-compressibility of fluids like water or oil to...
Neanderthals practiced close-range hunting 120,000 years ago
An international team of scientists reports the oldest unambiguous hunting lesions documented in the history of humankind. The lesions were found on skeletons of...
Zika virus may pose greater threat of miscarriages than previously thought
An international team of scientists reports the oldest unambiguous hunting lesions documented in the history of humankind. The lesions were found on skeletons of...
