Hair-thin wire to help simulate cosmic conditions

Hair-thin wire to help simulate cosmic conditions

Extreme conditions prevail inside stars and planets. The pressure reaches millions of bars, and it can be several million degrees hot. Sophisticated methods make it possible to create such states of matter in the laboratory — albeit only for the blink of an eye and in a tiny volume. So far, this has required the … Read more

Iran says new research satellite launched into orbit

Iran says new research satellite launched into orbit

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Iran on Saturday blasted a new research satellite into orbit, state media said, in the latest such development for an aerospace program that has long faced Western criticism. “The Chamran-1 research satellite was successfully launched and put into orbit by the Ghaem-100 carrier,” state television said. The satellite, which weighs around … Read more

Gut microbiome influences location of immune cells, study finds

Hair-thin wire to help simulate cosmic conditions

Researchers at the Experimental and Clinical Research Center of Max Delbrück Center and Charité — Universitätsmedizin Berlin (ECRC) have found that different anatomical sections of the gastrointestinal tracts of mice carry different compositions of microbial communities. Moreover, the specific makeup of the microbiota can influence the type and abundance of immune cells in any particular … Read more

‘Ecocide’ on Easter Island never took place, studies suggest

‘Ecocide’ on Easter Island never took place, studies suggest

A widespread theory that the people of Easter Island caused a societal collapse is not true, new research suggests. Two recent studies have cast doubt on a popular theory that the ancient residents of Easter Island suffered a societal collapse because they overexploited their natural resources, an event often labeled one of history’s first “ecocides”. … Read more

Picture emerges of flimsy boat that led to death of eight migrants and leaves 10-month-old baby in hospital

Picture emerges of flimsy boat that led to death of eight migrants and leaves 10-month-old baby in hospital

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Pictures have emerged of the flimsy rubber boat that crashed off the coast of France, leading to the death of eight migrants. The eight people … Read more

Microbe dietary preferences influence the effectiveness of carbon sequestration in the deep ocean

Hair-thin wire to help simulate cosmic conditions

The movement of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the surface of the ocean, where it is in active contact with the atmosphere, to the deep ocean, where it can be sequestered away for decades, centuries, or longer, depends on a number of seemingly small processes. One of these key microscale processes is the dietary preferences of … Read more

Get set for more extreme weather across Australia this spring and summer, say meteorologists

Get set for more extreme weather across Australia this spring and summer, say meteorologists

The Bureau of Meteorology’s spring and summer climate hazards outlook. 2024-25 Higher Risk Weather Season National Preparedness Briefing. Australia is no stranger to extreme weather. From heat waves and droughts to flooding rains, hailstorms or fire weather, our continent experiences it all. To help Australians prepare for these hazards, the Bureau of Meteorology regularly briefs … Read more

Uefa threatens to ban England from Euro 2028 over ‘government interference’

Uefa threatens to ban England from Euro 2028 over ‘government interference’

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Uefa has written to the UK government to warn that England could be expelled from Euro 2028 over concerns about “government interference in … Read more