science
Newly discovered planet could be Spock’s home world, astronomers say
Among the TV series Star Trek's many charms are its rich universe of characters and planets. Now, the Dharma Planet Survey, in a new...
Device uses graphene plasmons to convert mid-infrared light to electrical signals
A team of researchers has developed a device that uses the material graphene to detect mid-infrared light and efficiently convert it to electrical signal...
Social animals have tipping points, too
In relatively cool temperatures, Anelosimus studiosus spiders lay their eggs and spin their webs and share their prey in cooperative colonies from Massachusetts to...
More ships and more clouds mean cooling in the Arctic
With sea ice in the Arctic melting at an alarming rate, opportunities for trans-Arctic shipping are opening up, and by mid-century ships will be...
How dragonfly wings get their patterns
Harvard researchers have developed a computational model that can mimic, with only a few, simple parameters, the complex wing patterns of a large group...
Tropics are widening as predicted by climate models, research finds
Scientists have observed for years that the Earth's tropics are widening in connection with complex changes in climate and weather patterns. But in recent...
Particles surf their own waves, reveal how microbes and cells move...
Surf's up for microbes swimming beside red blood cells.
New calculations and experiments model for the first time how spherical particles submerged in gooey liquid...
New world record magnetic field
A group of scientists at the University of Tokyo has recorded the largest magnetic field ever generated indoors—a whopping 1,200 tesla, as measured in...
Intestinal bacteria produce electric current from sugar
Intestinal bacteria can create an electric current, according to a new study from Lund University in Sweden. The results are valuable for the development...
The nocturnal pollinators: Scientists reveal the secret life of moths
Scientists have discovered that moths may play a much broader role as plant pollinators than previously suspected.
A joint study from the Universities of York,...
Greater than the sum of its parts
When it comes to designing and optimizing mechanical systems, scientists understand the physical laws surrounding them well enough to create computer models that can...
