Planet now at risk of heading toward ‘hothouse Earth’ state
Keeping global warming to within 1.5-2 degrees C may be more difficult than previously assessed, according to researchers. An international team of scientists has...
Another blow for the dark matter interpretation of the galactic centre excess
For almost 10 years, astronomers have been studying a mysterious diffuse radiation coming from the centre of our galaxy. Originally, it was thought that...
Ricocheting radio waves monitor the tiniest movements in a room
Relief may be on the horizon for anyone who has ever jumped around a room like a jack-in-the-box to get motion-sensing lights to turn...
Soft multi-functional robots get really small … and spider-shaped
Roboticists are envisioning a future in which soft, animal-inspired robots could be safely deployed in difficult-to-access natural and human-made environments, such as in delicate...
First North American co-occurrence of Hadrosaur and Therizinosaur tracks found in Alaska
An international team of paleontologists and other geoscientists has discovered the first North American co-occurrence of hadrosaur and therizinosaur tracks in the lower Cantwell...
Oldest-ever igneous meteorite contains clues to planet building blocks
Scientists believe the solar system was formed some 4.6 billion years ago when a cloud of gas and dust collapsed under gravity possibly triggered...
Learning while sleeping?
Led by Philippe Peigneux, ULB Neuroscience Institute, a group of researchers found that our learning capabilities are limited during slow wave sleep. Using magnetoencephalography...
Research shows how carbon-filled oceans affect a tiny but important organism
They're impossible to see with the naked eye. They're difficult to pronounce.
But coccolithophores, a single-celled plankton, have an outsized effect on oceans due to...
The marriage of topology and magnetism in a Weyl system
Topology is a global aspect of materials, leading to fundamental new properties for compounds with large relativistic effects. The incorporation of heavy elements gives...
Scientists find elusive molecule that helps sperm find egg
Scientists affiliated with the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) have identified a key molecule driving chemoattraction between sperm and egg cells in marine invertebrates. The...
How nutrients are removed in oxygen-depleted regions of the ocean
In the course of global climate change, scientists are observing the increase of low-oxygen areas in the ocean, also termed oxygen minimum zones (OMZs)....
