Direct image of newly discovered brown dwarf captured
Astronomers using two Maunakea Observatories—Subaru Telescope and W. M. Keck Observatory—have discovered a key benchmark brown dwarf orbiting a sun-like star just 86 light-years...
Neanderthals buried their dead: New evidence
Was burial of the dead practiced by Neandertals or is it an innovation specific to our species? There are indications in favour of the...
New superhighway system discovered in the Solar System
Researchers have discovered a new superhighway network to travel through the Solar System much faster than was previously possible. Such routes can drive comets...
Fast walking in narrow corridors can increase COVID-19 transmission risk
Computational simulations have been used to accurately predict airflow and droplet dispersal patterns in situations where COVID-19 might be spread. In the journal Physics of...
The mask matters: How masks affect airflow, protection effectiveness
Even though it has been widely known that wearing a face mask will help mitigate the community spread of COVID-19, less is known regarding...
Mummified baboons shine new light on the lost land of Punt
Ancient Punt was a major trading partner of Egyptians for at least 1,100 years. It was an important source of luxury goods, including incense,...
Global warming is faster than evolution
The world is getting warmer, and life has to adapt to new conditions. But if the warming continues, many species may have trouble keeping...
Powerhouse plants that bolster the food web
University of Delaware Professor of Entomology Doug Tallamy published a new research study in Nature that systematically identifies the most critical plants needed to sustain food...
The moon controls the release of methane in Arctic Ocean
It may not be very well known, but the Arctic Ocean leaks enormous amounts of the potent greenhouse gas methane. These leaks have been...
Is our most distant animal relative a sponge or a comb jelly? Our study...
The theory of evolution shows that all of life stems from a single root and that we are related, more or less distantly, to...
A young but completely evolved entirely self-made galaxy
So young and already so evolved: Thanks to observations obtained at the Large Binocular Telescope, an international team of researchers coordinated by Paolo Saracco...
