Cooling effect of preindustrial fires on climate underestimated
The Industrial Revolution brought about many things: the steam engine, the factory system, mass production.
But not, apparently, more wildfires. Actually, the opposite.
A new study,...
Scientists push microscopy to sub-molecular resolution
Notorious asphyxiator carbon monoxide has few true admirers, but it's favored by University of California, Irvine scientists who use it to study other molecules.
With...
Revolutionary ultra-thin ‘meta-lens’ enables full-color imaging
Light of different colors travels at different speeds in different materials and structures. This is why we see white light split into its constituent...
Researchers have discovered how to slow aging
Previous research published earlier this year in Nature Medicine involving University of Minnesota Medical School faculty Paul D. Robbins and Laura J. Niedernhofer and...
New tool helps scientists better target the search for alien life
Could there be another planet out there with a society at the same stage of technological advancement as ours? To help find out, EPFL...
Wildfire aerosols remain longer in atmosphere than expected
Rising 2,225 meters into the air on an island in the Azores archipelago, Pico Mountain Observatory is an ideal place to study aerosols—particles or...
Black holes ruled out as universe’s missing dark matter
For one brief shining moment after the 2015 detection of gravitational waves from colliding black holes, astronomers held out hope that the universe's mysterious...
Eco-friendly nanoparticles for artificial photosynthesis
Researchers at the University of Zurich have developed a type of nanoparticle by adding zinc sulfide to the surface of indium-based quantum dots. These...
Researchers publish discoveries on antibiotic resistance
University of Montana researchers recently published their new insights into how pathogenic bacteria resist antibiotic treatment in Proceedings of the Natural Academy of Sciences.
"Antibiotic...
First experiments at new X-ray laser reveal unknown structure of antibiotics killer
An international collaboration led by DESY and consisting of over 120 researchers has announced the results of the first scientific experiments at Europe's new...
Gaia spots stars flying between galaxies
A team of Leiden astronomers used the latest set of data from ESA's Gaia mission to look for high-velocity stars being kicked out of...
