Astronomers find evidence planets start to form while infant stars are still growing
Astronomers have found compelling evidence that planets start to form while infant stars are still growing. The high-resolution image obtained with the Atacama Large...
Aerodynamicists reveal link between fish scales and aircraft drag
The team's findings have been published in Nature: Scientific Reports: "Transition delay using biomimetic fish scale arrays," and in the Journal of Experimental Biology: "Streak formation...
Intelligent nanomaterials for photonics
Since the Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded for research on graphene in 2010, 2-D materials—nanosheets with atomic thickness—have been a hot topic in...
A step toward a universal flu vaccine
Each year, the flu vaccine has to be redesigned to account for mutations that the virus accumulates, and even then, the vaccine is often...
Nitrous oxide emissions pose an increasing climate threat, study finds
Rising nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions are jeopardizing the climate goals of the Paris Agreement, according to a major new study by an international team...
New 3-D model could explain the formation of a hexagon storm on Saturn
With its dazzling system of icy rings, Saturn has been a subject of fascination since ancient times. Even now the sixth planet from the...
14 million tonnes of microplastics on sea floor: Australian study
The world's sea floor is littered with an estimated 14 million tonnes of microplastics, broken down from the masses of rubbish entering the oceans...
Mind and space bending physics on a convenient chip
Thanks to Einstein, we know that our three-dimensional space is warped and curved. And in curved space, normal ideas of geometry and straight lines...
Evolution of the Y chromosome in great apes deciphered
New analysis of the DNA sequence of the male-specific Y chromosomes from all living species of the great ape family helps to clarify our...
New study rebuts 75-year-old belief in reptile evolution
Challenging a 75-year-old notion about how and when reptiles evolved during the past 300 million-plus years involves a lot of camerawork, loads of CT...
Forearm artery reveals humans evolving from changes in natural selection
Humans haven't developed genetic mutations for telepathy or superpowers just yet, but a new study shows our species is still evolving in unique ways...
