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What happens to a star that captures a primordial black hole?
We don't know whether theorized primordial black holes (PBH) are real. If they are, they formed in the very early universe, when physics was much different. The...
New cryogenic silicon carbide hardware addresses quantum computing bottleneck
Researchers from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) and the Centre for Adv...
Toward standardized microplastics monitoring in rivers
Microplastics (MPs), defined as plastic fragments smaller than 5 mm, have become so pervasive that they are detectable in nearly every environment studied—from...
How wax moth larvae can help reduce animal testing in research
Researchers at the Helmholtz Institute for One Health (HIOH) have demonstrated that larvae of the greater wax moth, Galleria mellonella, are suitable as an alte...
Q&A: Expert discusses 250 years of sports in the United States
Sports in the United States look very different than they did when the nation was founded 250 years ago, according to Mark Dyreson, professor of kinesiology and...
Medicinal plants yield carbon nanoparticles that glow red and flag toxic metals
What do iron, lead and nickel have in common? These heavy metals are an indispensable part of many industries. However, they also share a dark reality: They are...
'Labubu economics': Game-theoretic model explains why blind box strategies benefit suppliers, retailers, and consumers
The billion-dollar Labubu phenomenon broke a cardinal rule of retail: Consumers need to know what they're buying before they open their wallet. Most new Labubu...
Ancient hominins selected basalt sources for specific tools nearly 800,000 years ago, study reveals
A new study finds that ancient hominins nearly 800,000 years ago deliberately selected specific basalt sources for different stages of tool production rather th...
New Relative Niño index introduces more robust way to measure El Niño strength
A new El Niño index that provides a more climate-robust measure of the strength of El Niño signals has been released by the European Centre for Medium-Range Wea...
Child drownings spike during heat waves—and it's a serious climate justice issue
At least 15 people drowned in open water in the UK's recent heat wave, mostly children and teenagers. The public response is understandably urgent: warnings are...
Plants could be used to grow medicines in space, study shows
Astronauts on long space missions may one day use plants to produce fresh stocks of medicines on demand, thanks to new research by engineers at the University o...
DNA design unlocks nanometer-scale catalyst control for cleaner hydrogen production
The fixed idea that DNA is only a molecule that stores genetic information is being challenged. KAIST researchers have developed a technology that controls the...