science
Giant stellar eruption detected for the first time
A group of researchers has identified and characterized for the first time in a complete way a powerful eruption in the atmosphere of the...
Breaking the symmetry in the quantum realm
For the first time, researchers have observed a break in a single quantum system. The observation—and how they made the observation—has potential implications for...
A combination of agrochemicals shortens the life of bees, study shows
A new study by Brazilian biologists suggests that the effect of pesticides on bees could be worse than previously thought. Even when used at...
Transgenic fungus rapidly killed malaria mosquitoes in West African study
According to the World Health Organization, malaria affects hundreds of millions of people around the world, killing more than 400,000 annually. Decades of insecticide...
Physicists ‘teleport’ logic operation between separated ions
Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have teleported a computer circuit instruction known as a quantum logic operation between two...
Godzilla is back and he’s bigger than ever: The evolutionary biology...
Godzilla first made his debut in 1954. At inception, he was a 50-meter tall metaphor for indiscriminate destruction, particularly U.S. hydrogen-bomb testing in the...
Swapping water for CO2 could make fracking greener and more effective
Scientists at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and China University of Petroleum (Beijing) have demonstrated that CO2 may make a better hydraulic fracturing (fracking) fluid...
For the first time, scientists recreate cell division—outside a cell
Every living thing moves—prey from predators, ants to crumbs, leaves toward sunlight. But at the most fundamental level, scientists are still struggling to grasp...
Early humans deliberately recycled flint to create tiny, sharp tools
A new Tel Aviv University study finds that prehistoric humans "recycled" discarded or broken flint tools 400,000 years ago to create small, sharp utensils...
Ocean and space exploration blend at URI’s Graduate School of Oceanography
Scientists with a NASA-led expedition are operating from the Inner Space Center at the University of Rhode Island's Graduate School of Oceanography as colleagues...
New genetic engineering strategy makes human-made DNA invisible
Bacteria are everywhere. They live in the soil and water, on our skin and in our bodies. Some are pathogenic, meaning they cause disease...
