physics

Schematic illustration of the synthesis of aMOFs and aCPs colloids. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-49772-2 Researchers at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, led by Prof. Dr. Nicola Pinna, have made an advancement in nanotechnology, successfully extending the well-known Stöber method to synthesize amorphous metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and coordination polymers (CPs). This innovative approach is set to … Read more

When presented with all four foods together on days 5, 10, 15 and 35 of the study, both groups consistently favored fish. Credit: Emma Inzani Seagull chicks raised on an “urban” diet still prefer seafood, new research shows. University of Exeter scientists studied herring gull chicks that had been rescued after falling off roofs in … Read more

Graphical summary of the findings. DDM1 protein opens the terminal DNA ends of nucleosome to help marking on the “jumping genes” (transposons). Credit: Osakabe et al 2024 International joint research led by Akihisa Osakabe and Yoshimasa Takizawa of the University of Tokyo has clarified the molecular mechanisms in thale cresses (Arabidopsis thaliana) by which the … Read more

Quark recombination in the quark-gluon plasma formed in high-energy nuclei collisions enhances the production of Bc mesons. These mesons consist of a charm quark and a bottom quark. Most of the quark-gluon plasma decays into thousands of other particles. Credit: CERN (CMS Collaboration, B. Wu, Z. Tang, M. He, and R. Rapp) Researchers from the … Read more

An aerial view of Palmyra Atoll, where animal tracking data now being studied by NASA’s Internet of Animals project was collected using wildlife tags by partners at The Nature Conservancy, the U.S. Geological Survey, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and several universities. Credit: The Nature Conservancy/Kydd Pollock Anchoring the boat in a sandbar, research … Read more

Predictive algorithms commonly used by colleges and universities to determine whether students will be successful may be racially biased against Black and Hispanic students, according to new research published today in AERA Open. The study—conducted by Denisa Gándara (University of Texas at Austin), Hadis Anahideh (University of Illinois Chicago), Matthew Ison (Northern Illinois University), and … Read more

Credit: CC0 Public Domain In the winter of 2023–2024, 21.2% of the Dutch population of honeybee colonies died. While this mortality rate is lower than that of the previous winter, it still represents a worryingly high number of bee colonies that did not survive this winter period. The annual winter mortality rate is determined through … Read more

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Taylor Swift’s past struggles with body image, disordered eating, and body objectification have had an overall positive influence on her fans’ attitudes on these issues, a new study from University of Vermont (UVM) researchers finds. The new research, published in journal Social Science & Medicine, analyzed the top 200 TikTok and … Read more

B. eremicarminis specimen a) overview of skeleton (photograph by Stephanie Abramowicz); b) color-coded interpretation of skeleton (drawing by Dr. Nicole Klein). Credit: photograph by Stephanie Abramowicz; drawing by Dr. Nicole Klein The surprising discovery of a new species of extinct crocodile relative from the Triassic Favret Formation of Nevada, U.S., rewrites the story of life … Read more

Metal worker during the 1950s. Credit: ALVIN. Twentieth century Swedish labor market policy was not solely shaped by inter-class cooperation, but also by tough conflicts. Industrial rationalization and investments in new technology were met with protests from workers. A new doctoral thesis reveals parallels between technological changes during 1920–1950 and the transition we face today … Read more