science
Climate drives link between forest biodiversity and productivity
Some ecologists believe that species richness is positively related to ecosystem productivity, while others conclude that the relationship is bell-shaped or they are unrelated....
Birth of massive black holes in the early universe revealed
The light released from around the first massive black holes in the universe is so intense that it is able to reach telescopes across...
Planetary collision that formed the moon made life possible on Earth
Most of Earth's essential elements for life—including most of the carbon and nitrogen in you—probably came from another planet.
Earth most likely received the bulk...
New technology uses lasers to transmit audible messages to specific people
Researchers have demonstrated that a laser can transmit an audible message to a person without any type of receiver equipment. The ability to send...
Climate change tipping point could be coming sooner than we think:...
Global carbon emissions reached a record high in 2018, rising by an estimated 3.4 percent in the U.S. alone. This trend is making scientists,...
Unique camera enables researchers to see the world the way birds...
Using a specially designed camera, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have succeeded for the first time in recreating how birds see colours in...
New detector fails to confirm would-be evidence of dark matter
Almost 20 years ago, the DAMA/LIBRA experiment at Italy's Gran Sasso National Laboratory—LNGS began publishing data showing that it had detected a signal modulation...
It may be possible to restore memory function in Alzheimer’s, preclinical...
Research published today (Jan. 22) in the journal Brain reveals a new approach to Alzheimer's disease (AD) that may eventually make it possible to...
The price we pay for our advanced brains may be a...
Prof. Rony Paz of the Weizmann Institute of Science suggests that our brains are like modern washing machines—evolved to have the latest sophisticated programming,...
Mechanical engineers develop process to 3-D print piezoelectric materials
The piezoelectric materials that inhabit everything from our cell phones to musical greeting cards may be getting an upgrade thanks to work discussed in...
Antarctic krill population contracts southward as polar oceans warm
The population of Antarctic krill, the favourite food of many whales, penguins, fish and seals, shifted southward during a recent period of warming in...
