science
Ocean plastic waste probably comes from ships, report says
Most of the plastic bottles washing up on the rocky shores of Inaccessible Island, aptly named for its sheer cliffs rising from the middle...
Growing old together: A sharper look at black holes and their...
Some relationships are written in the stars. That's definitely the case for supermassive black holes and their host galaxies, according to a new study...
Brave new world: Simple changes in intensity of weather events ‘could...
Hurricane Dorian is the latest example of a frightening trend. Extreme weather events are becoming more frequent, more severe and more widespread as a...
High-speed microscope illuminates biology at the speed of life
The Columbia team behind the revolutionary 3-D SCAPE microscope announces today a new version of this high-speed imaging technology. In collaboration with scientists from...
Study suggests gut bacteria helped shape mammalian evolution
The call to evolve could be coming from inside the house mouse.
Recent research from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and University of California, Berkeley suggests...
A laser, a crystal and molecular structures: New tool uses wider...
Researchers have built a new tool to study molecules using a laser, a crystal and light detectors. This new technology will reveal the structures...
Oldest galaxy protocluster forms ‘queen’s court’
Using the Subaru, Keck and Gemini Telescopes, an international team of astronomers has discovered a collection of 12 galaxies that existed about 13.0 billion...
Why viruses like Herpes and Zika will need to be reclassified,...
New research reveals that the way viruses were perceived in terms of their architecture will need to be retooled, because they are actually structured...
Jumping the gap may make electronics faster
A quasi-particle that travels along the interface of a metal and dielectric material may be the solution to problems caused by shrinking electronic components,...
Gendered play in hunter-gatherer children strongly influenced by community demographics
The gendered play of children from two hunter-gatherer societies is strongly influenced by the demographics of their communities and the gender roles modelled by...
Machu Picchu: Ancient Incan sanctuary intentionally built on faults
The ancient Incan sanctuary of Machu Picchu is considered one of humanity's greatest architectural achievements. Built in a remote Andean setting atop a narrow...
