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New model predicts that we’re probably the only advanced civilization in...
The Fermi Paradox remains a stumbling block when it comes to the search for extra-terrestrial intelligence (SETI). Named in honor of the famed physicist...
Chemists report biorenewable, biodegradable plastic alternative
Colorado State University polymer chemists have taken another step toward a future of high-performance, biorenewable, biodegradable plastics.
Publishing in Nature Communications, the team led by...
Bedrock in West Antarctica rising at surprisingly rapid rate
The earth is rising in one part of Antarctica at one of the fastest rates ever recorded, as ice rapidly disappears and weight is...
What causes the sound of a dripping tap—and how do you...
Scientists have solved the riddle behind one of the most recognisable, and annoying, household sounds: the dripping tap. And crucially, they have also identified...
Printing microelectrode array sensors on gummi candy
Microelectrodes can be used for direct measurement of electrical signals in the brain or heart. These applications require soft materials, however. With existing methods,...
Einstein proved right in another galaxy
An international team of astronomers have made the most precise test of gravity outside our own solar system.
By combining data taken with NASA's Hubble...
New study finds US oil and gas methane emissions 60 percent...
The U.S. oil and gas industry emits 13 million metric tons of the potent greenhouse gas methane from its operations each year, 60 percent...
Swedes have been brewing beer since the Iron Age, new evidence...
Archaeologists at Lund University in Sweden have found carbonised germinated grains showing that malt was produced for beer brewing as early as the Iron...
‘Stealth sheet’ hides hot objects from prying infrared eyes
Infrared cameras are the heat-sensing eyes that help drones find their targets, even in the dead of night or through heavy fog.
Hiding from such...
Laser bursts generate electricity faster than any other method
Take a glass thread a thousand times thinner than a human hair. Use it as a wire between two metals. Hit it with a...
‘Walking molecules” haul away damaged DNA to the cell’s emergency room
The cell has its own paramedic team and emergency room to aid and repair damaged DNA, a new USC Dornsife study reveals.
The findings are...
