An artist’s impression of VFTS 243 in the Tarantula Nebula. Credit: ESO/L. Calçada. eso.org/public/images/eso2210a/ This week, we reported on the birth throes of black holes, the questionable assertions of a study about vegan dogs and a technique for observing entanglement without breaking quantum coherence. Neutrino predict-ino When a large star burns off its nuclear core, … Read more
Anyone who missed the northern lights last weekend may get another chance to see them as experts predict there could be more soon. Last weekend, bands of pink and green light, known as aurora borealis, lit up the night sky, with rare sightings across the UK, Europe and the northern hemisphere after an “extreme” geomagnetic … Read more
Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Rapper 50 Cent has weighed in after the release of video footage showing music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs attacking his ex-girlfriend Cassandra “Cassie” Ventura. CCTV footage from a … Read more
The brain modulates visual signals according to internal states, as a new study by LMU neuroscientist Laura Busse reveals. What we see is not simply just a neural representation of the pattern of light in the eye, but an interpretation of this image, to which our needs and expectations contribute. These factors are shaped by … Read more
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Our family dog used to have a rather noticeable extra eyelid that became especially apparent when he dozed off, usually upturned on the rug. This is the fleshy curtain seen at the corner of each eye, closest to the nose. It’s also commonly called the nictitating (literally “blinking”) membrane. You may … Read more
Lando Norris returns to McLaren HQ after Miami Grand Prix triumph For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Formula 1 returns to Europe for the first time this season as the iconic Imola circuit hosts … Read more
Using DNA origami, LMU researchers have built a diamond lattice with a periodicity of hundreds of nanometers — a new approach for manufacturing semiconductors for visible light. The shimmering of butterfly wings in bright colors does not emerge from pigments. Rather, it is photonic crystals that are responsible for the play of colors. Their periodic … Read more
Virginia Tech physicist C. Nadir Kaplan (at left) and doctoral candidate Chinmay Katke (right) discovered a microscopic phenomenon that could greatly improve the performance of soft devices, such as agile flexible robots or microscopic capsules for drug delivery. Credit: Spencer Coppage for Virginia Tech. In a May 15 paper released in the journal Physical Review … Read more
Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Teachers could be given protection from claims of blasphemy under proposals reportedly set out in a new government-commissioned report. According to The Times, the report will urge the Department for Education (DfE) to … Read more
Recognising and respecting the different ways nature is valued can enable better environmental decision-making, according to new research led by the University of East Anglia (UEA). International agreements such as the Sustainable Development Goals represent wide support for a sustainable future, living within planetary boundaries and ensuring a safer future for current and next generations. … Read more
