science
The dimension of a space can be inferred from the abstract...
Networks describe relations between objects. They show how objects relate to one another and which ones are mutually influential. In this context, how does...
Fossil turtle didn’t have a shell yet, but had the first...
There are a couple of key features that make a turtle a turtle: its shell, for one, but also its toothless beak. A newly-discovered...
Macaws may communicate visually with ‘blushing,’ ruffled feathers
Parrots -- highly intelligent and highly verbal -- may also ruffle their head feathers and blush to communicate visually, according to a new study...
The spotlight of attention is more like a strobe light
You don't focus as well as you think you do.
That's the fundamental finding of a team of researchers from Princeton University and the University...
Efficient eddies carry warmer waters across the Atlantic
Eddies formed off South Africa can trap and transport water across the vast expanse of the Atlantic to Brazil, and, in doing so, make...
Uncovering atomic movements in crystal
Scientists can spend a long time in heated debates over tiny details – for example, how and whether atoms in a crystal move when...
Rare intermediate fossils give researchers insight into evolution of bird-like dinosaur
An international team of researchers discovered a new species of dinosaur, Xiyunykus pengi, during an expedition to Xinjiang, China. The discovery is the latest...
A novel graphene quantum dot structure takes the cake
In a marriage of quantum science and solid-state physics, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have used magnetic fields to...
Chemists make breakthrough on road to creating a rechargeable lithium-oxygen battery
Chemists from the University of Waterloo have successfully resolved two of the most challenging issues surrounding lithium-oxygen batteries, and in the process created a...
Research team finds evidence of matter-matter coupling
After their recent pioneering experiments to couple light and matter to an extreme degree, Rice University scientists decided to look for a similar effect...
Scientists crack mystery behind shape of bird eggs
A centuries-old mystery behind the shape of a bird's egg has been solved by scientists at the University of Sheffield as part of one...
