Neanderthal hunting spears could kill at a distance
Neanderthals have been imagined as the inferior cousins of modern humans, but a new study by archaeologists at UCL reveals for the first time...
Nanotechnology enables engineers to weld previously un-weldable aluminum alloy
An aluminum alloy developed in the 1940s has long held promise for use in automobile manufacturing, except for one key obstacle. Although it's nearly...
Physicists use supercomputers and AI to create the most accurate model yet of black...
One of the most cataclysmic events to occur in the cosmos involves the collision of two black holes. Formed from the deathly collapse of...
How to escape a black hole: Simulations provide new clues about powerful plasma jets
Black holes are known for their voracious appetites, binging on matter with such ferocity that not even light can escape once it's swallowed up.
Less...
New method allows direct conversion of carbon fibers and nanotubes into diamond fibers
Research from North Carolina State University has demonstrated a new technique that converts carbon fibers and nanotubes into diamond fibers at ambient temperature and...
Scientists drill to record depths in West Antarctica
A team of scientists and engineers has for the first time successfully drilled over two kilometres through the ice sheet in West Antarctica using...
Climate drives link between forest biodiversity and productivity
Some ecologists believe that species richness is positively related to ecosystem productivity, while others conclude that the relationship is bell-shaped or they are unrelated....
Birth of massive black holes in the early universe revealed
The light released from around the first massive black holes in the universe is so intense that it is able to reach telescopes across...
Planetary collision that formed the moon made life possible on Earth
Most of Earth's essential elements for life—including most of the carbon and nitrogen in you—probably came from another planet.
Earth most likely received the bulk...
New technology uses lasers to transmit audible messages to specific people
Researchers have demonstrated that a laser can transmit an audible message to a person without any type of receiver equipment. The ability to send...
Climate change tipping point could be coming sooner than we think: study
Global carbon emissions reached a record high in 2018, rising by an estimated 3.4 percent in the U.S. alone. This trend is making scientists,...
