Dramatic decline in western butterfly populations linked to fall warming
Western butterfly populations are declining at an estimated rate of 1.6% per year, according to a new report to be published this week in Science....
Hubble solves mystery of monster star’s dimming
Last year, astronomers were puzzled when Betelguese, the bright red supergiant star in the constellation Orion, dramatically faded, but then recovered. The dimming lasted...
Woolly mammoths may have shared the landscape with first humans in New England
Woolly mammoths may have walked the landscape at the same time as the earliest humans in what is now New England, according to a...
Volcanoes might light up the night sky of this exoplanet
On Earth, plate tectonics is not only responsible for the rise of mountains and earthquakes. It is also an essential part of the cycle...
Doubling creation of antimatter using same laser energy
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists have achieved a near 100 percent increase in the amount of antimatter created in the laboratory.
Using targets with...
Neuroimaging reveals how ideology affects race perception
How might people's political ideology affect their perception of race?
Previous research by Amy Krosch, assistant professor of psychology in the College of Arts and...
Shift in scientific consensus about demise of Neanderthals
It is still unclear how the Neanderthals died out. For long, one theory seemed most likely: the emergence of the highly intelligent Homo sapiens,...
Study reveals surprising history of world’s largest lizard
The unusual breeding history of the Earth's largest living lizard—the Komodo dragon—has been laid bare in a new study from The Australian National University.
The...
Space hurricane observed for the first time
The first observations of a space hurricane have been revealed in Earth's upper atmosphere, confirming their existence and shedding new light on the relationship...
Photonics discovery portends dramatic efficiencies in silicon chips
A team led by Vanderbilt engineers has achieved the ability to transmit two different types of optical signals across a single chip at the...
Mammal ancestors moved in their own unique way
The backbone is the Swiss Army Knife of mammal locomotion. It can function in all sorts of ways that allows living mammals to have...
