Infographic explaining BAS Carbon Emissions. Credit: British Antarctic Survey For the first time, the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) are publishing their carbon footprint data on their website to increase transparency and help other organizations reduce their carbon emissions. The data for 2023/2024 includes an assessment of emissions from the five BAS Antarctic stations, the RRS … Read more
Credit: Lars Kennerstedt/the Swedish National Heritage Board A new interpretation of the runic inscription on the Forsa Ring (Forsaringen in Swedish), provides fresh insights into the Viking Age monetary system and represents the oldest documented value record in Scandinavia. The inscription describes how the Vikings handled fines in a flexible and practical manner. This is … Read more
City plan of Dura by A. H. Detweiler (Dura-Europos Collection, YUAG, neg. Y-733), annotated with names of structures and blocks. Credit: J. A. Baird. Since its discovery by modern researchers a century ago, an ancient structure known as the “Christian building” has become widely considered the cornerstone of early Christian architecture. Constructed around 232 C.E. … Read more
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Unprecedented wildfires in Canada and parts of Amazonia last year were at least three times more likely due to climate change and contributed to high levels of CO2 emissions from burning globally, according to the first edition of a new systematic annual review. The State of Wildfires report takes stock of … Read more
Freshwater crocodile taking doctored cane toad bait. Credit: Georgia Ward-Fear Scientists from Macquarie University working with Bunuba Indigenous rangers and the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA) in Western Australia have trialed a new way to protect freshwater crocodiles from deadly invasive cane toads spreading across northern Australia. Freshwater crocodiles (Crocodylus johnstoni) are a … Read more
Sum-frequency spectro-microscopy of phonon polaritons in SiC micropillar arrays. Credit: Advanced Materials (2024). DOI: 10.1002/adma.202312507 Scientists from the Department of Physical Chemistry at the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society have made a significant discovery in the field of nanotechnology, as detailed in their latest publication in Advanced Materials. Their paper, titled “Spectroscopic … Read more
The practice of naming tropical storms and hurricanes changed significantly during the 20th century. Credit: NOAA The state of Texas is no stranger to hurricanes and damaging storms. Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Disaster Assessment and Recovery, DAR, continues to assist Texans recovering from Hurricane Beryl amidst what is expected to be an above-average Atlantic … Read more
Credit: cottonbro studio from Pexels So certain is the Australian government that childcare workers are being poorly paid that it is handing them an extra 15%—10% this December, followed by a further 5% in December 2025—and speaking as if there’s more to come. It is calling the increases “interim” because it expects the Fair Work … Read more
Credit: Nano Letters (2024). DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c02446 EPFL scientists have developed an AI-based technique to improve the chemical analysis of nanomaterials, overcoming challenges of noisy data and mixed signals. “Nanomaterials” is a broad term used to describe chemical substances or materials in which a single unit is sized between 1 and 100 nanometers (a nanometer is … Read more
The light curve of PKS J0805−0111. Credit: De La Parra et al., 2024. An international team of astronomers reports the detection of a blazar with highly significant sinusoidal radio variability using the Owens Valley Radio Observatory (OVRO). The finding was detailed in a research paper published August 5 in the arXiv preprint repository. Blazars are … Read more
