science
Water that never freezes
Can water reach minus 263 degrees Celsius without turning into ice? Yes it can, say researchers from ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich,...
Showy male primates have smaller testicles
Male primates equipped with all the bells and whistles to attract a female mate tend to have smaller gonads, according to a study by...
Life could be evolving right now on nearest exoplanets
Excitement about exoplanets skyrocketed when rocky Earth-like planets were discovered orbiting in the habitable zone of some of our closest stars – until hopes...
Studies of fossil teeth reveal another Pleistocene ape species from Southeast...
Together with an international team, Senckenberg scientists were able to document an additional fossil ape species in the Senckenberg hominid collection. The new species...
Police stops unintentionally increase criminal behavior in black and Latino youths
Juan Del Toro, doctoral candidate in NYU's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development finds that Black and Latino adolescent boys who are...
Astronomers find evidence of a planet with a mass almost 13...
In the past three decades, almost 4,000 planet-like objects have been discovered orbiting isolated stars outside the solar system (exoplanets). Beginning in 2011, it...
New wasps named after biscuits and Doctor Who aliens
University of Adelaide researchers were inspired by everything from chocolate biscuits and Doctor Who aliens when choosing names for 10 new species of wasps.
"I...
Perfectly preserved dinosaur skin found in Korea
Paleontologists are used to finding dinosaur bones and tracks. But remnants of soft tissue, like muscles or skin, are rare and often not well...
Scientists build a machine to generate quantum superposition of possible futures
In the 2018 movie Avengers: Infinity War, a scene featured Dr. Strange looking into 14 million possible futures to search for a single timeline in...
World-first study shows Indigenous skills vital to conservation research outcomes
Researchers at the University of Sydney have produced hard data that demonstrates collaborating with Indigenous peoples changed the outcome of a scientific research project....
Newly devised static negative capacitor could improve computing
With a little physics ingenuity, scientists have designed a way to redistribute electricity on a small scale, potentially opening new avenues of research into...
