Science
Scientific discoveries and research
I've fired one of America's most powerful lasers—here's what a shot day looks like
If you walk across the open yard in front of the Physics, Math and Astronomy building at the University of Texas at Austin, you'll see a 17-story tower and a hu...
Why climate models and ocean observations diverge, and what it means for rain and drought
Scientific models have predicted that climate change will drive oceans in the Northern Hemisphere to warm faster than oceans in the Southern Hemisphere. However...
Hubble dazzles with young stars in Trifid Nebula
This shimmering region of star-formation, a close-up of the Trifid Nebula about 5,000 light-years from Earth, was captured in intricate detail by NASA's Hubble...
Rediscovered tracksite reveals large dinosaurs ranged as far as northern Mongolia 120 million years ago
An international research team has rediscovered a dinosaur tracksite in the Saijrakh area of northern Mongolia. The site was originally reported about 70 years...
Finding a hidden highland culture in the mountains of southern Georgia
Archaeologists are unearthing evidence of long-term human occupation in the mountains of the Republic of Georgia. A new paper published in the journal Antiquity...
Self-assembling luminophores reveal new design principle for efficient light-energy transport
In biological systems, especially for protein molecules, the formation of nanotubular structures is often guided by molecular folding. The folding process organ...
How do astronauts adapt their grip and move objects when transitioning between Earth and space?
On Earth, people grip objects to ensure they don't fall. In space, this process changes: When astronauts hold an object without moving it and then let go, the o...
Cells 'switch' on protein factories after injury, study finds
Scientists have uncovered a novel mechanism through which skin cells organize and control protein production during homeostasis and wound healing, according to...
World's largest collection of Olympiad-level math problems now available to everyone
Every year, the countries competing in the International Mathematical Olympiad arrive with a booklet of their best, most original problems. Those booklets get s...
Here's what to know about Timmy, the humpback whale that's sick and stranded in the Baltic Sea
A humpback whale's likely final days in the Baltic Sea have been livestreamed across the globe as multiple rescue efforts failed to coax it back into deeper wat...
Heat-loving enzyme reveals how plastic recycling could work near 70 °C
Among the various plastic recycling methods being explored, one promising approach is biological plastic recycling, also known as biorecycling, which utilizes e...
Six new isolated millisecond pulsars discovered with FAST
Using the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST), Chinese astronomers have inspected two nearby galactic globular clusters, namely NGC 651...