New nondestructive optical technique reveals the structure of mother-of-pearl
Most people know mother-of-pearl, an iridescent biomineral also called nacre, from buttons, jewelry, instrument inlays and other decorative flourishes. Scientists, too, have admired and...
A third of global farmland at ‘high’ pesticide pollution risk
The study, published in Nature Geoscience, produced a global model mapping pollution risk caused by 92 chemicals commonly used in agricultural pesticides in 168 countries.
The...
Astronomy and landscape in the city of Caral, the oldest city in the Americas
A team of researchers, led by the Instituto de Ciencias del Patrimonio (Incipit-CSIC) and the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), in collaboration with...
A new way to observe laser interactions could improve laser-based manufacture
Despite the enormous amount of research over the decades into lasers and their applications, there have been few ways to accurately, efficiently, and directly...
Radioactive molecules may help solve mystery of missing antimatter
lds. This is related to a type of symmetry commonly seen in particles called charge parity, or CP. Any deviations from the expected CP...
Stellar eggs near galactic center hatching into baby stars
Astronomers found a number of stellar eggs containing baby stars around the center of the Milky Way using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA)....
International team uncovers mystery behind ‘coffee ring’ formation
An international research team, led by Monash University, has discovered for the first time the mystery behind the formation of 'coffee rings' by examining...
Lab-made hexagonal diamonds stiffer than natural diamonds
Nature's strongest material now has some stiff competition. For the first time, researchers have hard evidence that human-made hexagonal diamonds are stiffer than the...
