Interdisciplinary study reveals new insights into the evolution of sign languages
A new study, published in Royal Society Open Science, sheds light on the origins and evolution of European sign languages. Using phylogenetic network methods to...
Fat cells can sense sunlight—not getting enough increases metabolic syndrome risk
Yes, fat cells deep under your skin can sense light. And when bodies do not get enough exposure to the right kinds of light,...
Astrophysicists find massive black holes wandering around dwarf galaxies
A new search led by Montana State University has revealed more than a dozen massive black holes in dwarf galaxies that were previously considered...
2.229 billion years: Scientists date world’s oldest meteor crater
A crater in western Australia was formed by a meteor strike more than 2.2 billion years ago and is the world's oldest known impact...
Researchers find a way to harness the entire spectrum of sunlight
Scientists for the first time have developed a single molecule that can absorb sunlight efficiently and also act as a catalyst to transform solar...
Insecticides becoming more toxic to honey bees
During the past 20 years, insecticides applied to U.S. agricultural landscapes have become significantly more toxic—over 120-fold in some midwestern states—to honey bees when...
First detailed electronic study of new nickelate superconductor
The discovery last year of the first nickel oxide material that shows clear signs of superconductivity set off a race by scientists around the...
Study uses physics to explain democratic elections
It may seem surprising, but theories and formulas derived from physics turn out to be useful tools for understanding the ways democratic elections work,...
Preparing land for palm oil causes most climate damage
New research has found preparing land for palm oil plantations and the growth of young plants causes significantly more damage to the environment, emitting...
Emissions of potent greenhouse gas rises, contradicting reports of huge reductions
Despite reports that global emissions of the potent greenhouse gas hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) were almost eliminated in 2017, an international team of scientists, led by...
Astronomers use ‘cosmic echolocation’ to map black hole surroundings
Material falling into a black hole casts X-rays out into space—and now astronomers have used the echoes of this radiation to map the dynamic...
