Science
Scientific discoveries and research
Self-powered fibers can spot oil contamination and heat buildup within milliseconds
Oil spills and fires are two very different hazards, but both can cause major damage before people have time to react. Oil contamination can spread quickly acro...
Single X-ray photons reveal hidden light-matter interactions in 50-nanometer double slits
A rainbow reveals with colors what otherwise remains hidden: light is "refracted" by transparent matter, in this case water droplets. This same physical effect...
How climate change affects nutrient dynamics in lakes and reservoirs
Changes in nutrient dynamics caused by rising water temperatures and altered stratification patterns due to climate change are promoting the growth of harmful a...
Amazon safeguards cut deforestation but miss rising forest degradation threat
Antonio has spent the past seven years running toward fires that most others run from. A firefighter in the Brazilian Amazon since 2019, he works inside the Chi...
How giants that vanished 10,000 years ago triggered ripple effects that are still felt today
Between 50,000 and 10,000 years ago, many of the world's largest mammals disappeared. Picture creatures like saber-toothed cats with 7-inch fangs and elephant-s...
Neural network speeds tuning of attosecond light pulses for physics experiments
Researchers from Skoltech and the Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics have developed an approach that helps optimize the parameters of a laser-plasm...
Location, location, location: How the Nile helped an ancient Sudanese city thrive for centuries
The ancient city of Napata, located in what is now Sudan, was a major urban and cultural center of Kush, an ancient empire in Nubia. University of Michigan arch...
He ran from Vesuvius with coins, lamp and a mortar, and now AI brings his final story into view
Archaeologists and researchers at the ancient Roman site of Pompeii have used artificial intelligence for the first time to digitally reconstruct the face of on...
Medical scientists apply the strictest ethics—at least in theory
Medical scientists are stricter while natural, social and humanities scientists are more permissive. The attitude to ethically problematic ways of conducting re...
Time-evolving polymer recreates nature's signature twist
Science has long taken inspiration from the natural world, and few natural designs are as iconic as the helical shape that makes life possible. The best-known e...
Better volcano eruption predictions on Earth—and Venus—thanks to Mauna Loa study
When Mauna Loa erupted in 2022, the largest lava flow headed on a path headed directly toward Daniel K. Inouye State Highway 200, also known as Saddle Road, a c...
Common claim that most transgender youth renounce that identity is not supported by statistics, research finds
The frequently cited claim that 60% to 90% of transgender and gender-diverse children and young adults ultimately identify as cisgender—or their gender assigned...