Merger between two stars led to blue supergiant, iconic supernova
A supernova in a nearby galaxy may have originated from an explosion of a blue supergiant formed by the merger of two stars, simulations...
Fine-tuning radiocarbon dating could ‘rewrite’ ancient events
Radiocarbon dating, invented in the late 1940s and improved ever since to provide more precise measurements, is the standard method for determining the dates...
‘Sushi parasites’ have increased 283-fold in past 40 years
The next time you eat sashimi, nigiri or other forms of raw fish, consider doing a quick check for worms.
A new study led by...
New telescope design could capture distant celestial objects with unprecedented detail
Researchers have designed a new camera that could allow hypertelescopes to image multiple stars at once. The enhanced telescope design holds the potential to...
Late cretaceous dinosaur-dominated ecosystem
A topic of considerable interest to paleontologists is how dinosaur-dominated ecosystems were structured, how dinosaurs and co-occurring animals were distributed across the landscape, how...
Research team discovers path to razor-sharp black hole images
Last April, the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) sparked international excitement when it unveiled the first image of a black hole. Today, a team of...
Global warming influence on extreme weather events has been frequently underestimated
A new Stanford study reveals that a common scientific approach of predicting the likelihood of future extreme weather events by analyzing how frequently they...
Brand new shark(s), doo doo, doo doo doo doo
Not one, but TWO new species of the rarely seen six-gilled sawsharks have been found in the West Indian Ocean by an international team...
Greenland shed ice at unprecedented rate in 2019; Antarctica continues to lose mass
During the exceptionally warm Arctic summer of 2019, Greenland lost 600 billion tons of ice, enough to raise global sea levels by 2.2 millimeters...
‘Wonderchicken’ fossil from the age of dinosaurs reveals origin of modern birds
The oldest fossil of a modern bird yet found, dating from the age of dinosaurs, has been identified by an international team of palaeontologists.
The...
Crop diversity can buffer the effects of climate change
How we farm can guard against climate change and protect critical wildlife—but only if we leave single-crop farms in the dust, according to a...
