science
How to melt gold at room temperature
When the tension rises, unexpected things can happen -- not least when it comes to gold atoms. Researchers from, among others, Chalmers University of...
Embryological study of the skull reveals dinosaur-bird connection
Birds are the surviving descendants of predatory dinosaurs. However, since the likes of Tyrannosaurus and Velociraptor, some parts of their anatomy have become radically...
Deep sea mining zone hosts carbon dioxide-consuming bacteria, scientists discover
Scientists have discovered that bacteria in the deepest parts of the seafloor are absorbing carbon dioxide and could be turning themselves into an additional...
Mars moon got its grooves from rolling stones, study suggests
That round-the-globe rolling also explains how some grooves are superposed on top of others. The models show that grooves laid down right after the...
Solution for next generation nanochips comes out of thin air
Researchers at RMIT University have engineered a new type of transistor, the building block for all electronics. Instead of sending electrical currents through silicon,...
4,000-year-old termite mounds found in Brazil are visible from space
Researchers reporting in Current Biology on November 19 have found that a vast array of regularly spaced, still-inhabited termite mounds in northeastern Brazil—covering an...
Greenhouse gasses triggering more changes than we can handle
A new study published in Nature Climate Change provides one of the most comprehensive assessments yet of how humanity is being impacted by the...
Doomed star in Milky Way threatens rare gamma-ray burst
University of Sydney astronomers, working with international colleagues, have found a star system like none seen before in our galaxy.
The scientists believe one of...
How female hyaenas came to dominate males
In most animal societies, members of one sex dominate those of the other. Is this, as widely believed, an inevitable consequence of a disparity...
‘True polar wander’ may have caused ice age
Earth's latest ice age may have been caused by changes deep inside the planet. Based on evidence from the Pacific Ocean, including the position...
The subtle science of wok tossing
Wok tossing is essential for making a good fried rice—or so claim a group of researchers presenting new work at the American Physical Society's...
