Physicists model the supernovae that result from pulsating supergiants like Betelgeuse
Betelgeuse has been the center of significant media attention lately. The red supergiant is nearing the end of its life, and when a star...
Unexpected discovery: Blue-green algae produce oil
Cyanobacteria—colloquially called blue-green algae—can produce oil from water and carbon dioxide with the help of light. This is shown by a recent study by...
Organic molecules discovered by Curiosity Rover consistent with early life on Mars: study
Organic compounds called thiophenes are found on Earth in coal, crude oil and oddly enough, in white truffles, the mushroom beloved by epicureans and...
Siberian Neanderthals originated from various European populations
At least two different groups of Neanderthals lived in Southern Siberia and an international team of researchers including scientists from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) have...
Tropical forests’ carbon sink is already rapidly weakening
The ability of the world's tropical forests to remove carbon from the atmosphere is decreasing, according to a study tracking 300,000 trees over 30...
Mpemba effect: The fastest way to heat certain materials may be to cool them...
To heat a slice of pizza, you probably wouldn't consider first chilling it in the fridge. But a theoretical study suggests that cooling, as...
Why men (and other male animals) die younger: It’s all in the Y chromosome
According to popular theory, men live shorter lives than women because they take bigger risks, have more dangerous jobs, drink and smoke more, and...
Researchers propose new physics to explain decay of subatomic particle
Florida State University physicists believe they have an answer to unusual incidents of rare decay of a subatomic particle called a Kaon that were...
Scientists demonstrate first non-volatile nano relay operation at 200 C
Researchers at the University of Bristol have come up with a new type of nanoelectromechanical relay to enable reliable high-temperature, non-volatile memory.
The work, which...
New insights into the transatlantic slave trade on African ancestry in the Americas
The Transatlantic Slave Trade transported more than 9 million Africans to the Americas between the early 16th and the mid-19th centuries. In the past...
The brains of shrimps and insects are more alike than we thought
New research shows that crustaceans such as shrimps, lobsters and crabs have more in common with their insect relatives than previously thought—when it comes...
