Fluids can be roughly divided into two categories: regular ones and weird ones. Regular ones, like water and alcohol, act more or less as expected when pumped through pipes or stirred with a spoon. Lurking among the weird ones—which include substances such as paint, honey, mucus, blood, ketchup, and oobleck—are a vast variety of behavioral … Read more
Credit: National University of San Marcos A team of researchers with the National University of San Marcos has found and recovered a well-preserved pre-Incan mummy in an underground tomb. They have posted their findings on the university’s Noticias page. Prior research has shown that the area on the outskirts of modern Lima was once part … Read more
Who could restock the elusive console today? (iStock/The Independent) UPDATE: The PS5 is available to pre-order at Game. Read on for more information. It has now been over a year since Sony’s latest console, the PlayStation 5 (PS5), first arrived in the UK. But supply problems and a worldwide semiconductor shortage sparked by the coronavirus pandemic have caused … Read more
Those who are still eligible to receive their coronavirus jabs are being urged to start 2022 by getting the vaccine as more the 1.5 million appointments are available to book over the festive season. The NHS said there were 1,551,187 slots still available to be booked between Monday and January, as rugby stars lined up … Read more
Green Bay’s defence stepped up on a milestone day for Aaron Rodgers as the Packers held off the fast-finishing Cleveland Browns 24-22 on Christmas Day. After Nick Chubb opened the scoring for Cleveland with a 1-yard touchdown run, Rodgers found Allen Lazard in the end zone to overtake Brett Favre as Green Bay’s all-time leader … Read more
Graphic showing how a tsunami works. Credit: Ocean Institute, modified by NOAA/ NWS/ CGS Earthquakes of similar magnitude can cause tsunamis of greatly varying sizes. This commonly observed, but not well-understood phenomenon has hindered reliable warnings of local tsunamis. Research led by University of Hawai’i (UH) at Mānoa scientists provides new insight that connects the … Read more
Scientists at the University of Southampton have discovered that two intense periods of volcanism triggered a period of global cooling and falling oxygen levels in the oceans, which caused one of the most severe mass extinctions in Earth history. The researchers, working with colleagues at the University of Oldenburg, the University of Leeds and the … Read more
Pioneering research, led by a team from Trinity College Dublin and the Marine Research Institute of the Spanish Research Council (IIM-CSIC) in Vigo (Galicia, Spain), suggests “subterranean estuaries” may be critical in managing sustainable fishing and aquaculture — two growing industries of global importance. Subterranean estuaries are analogous to surface water estuaries, where freshwater … Read more
