The skull of a dog and the 3D model of the brain in it based on high-resolution CT-scanning. Credit: László Zsolt Garamszegi, Enikő Kubinyi, Kálmán Czeibert, Gergely Nagy, Tibor Csörgő, Niclas Kolm, Evolution of relative brain size in dogs—no effects of selection for breed function, litter size, or longevity, Evolution, Volume 77, Issue 7, July … Read more
View of the Cerrado after a bushfire. Credit: Rosana Marta Kolb/UNESP) For thousands of years, plants have evolved in the presence of wildfires in the Cerrado, Brazil’s savanna-like biome. Scientists at São Paulo State University (UNESP) studied the effect of smoke on seed germination for 44 plant species typical of the Cerrado, as reported in … Read more
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain At concerts, in stadiums, in nightclubs, or during group dances on the beach, what helps people move to the same rhythm the most is bouncing, a simple movement that acts as a facilitator of synchronization among people. This is the result that has emerged from studies conducted by researchers at the … Read more
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Artificial intelligence (AI) has revolutionized our lives in myriad ways, from personalizing our social media feeds to giving us driving directions and monitoring our health. In recent years, hopes have grown that AI may also help humanity tackle global environmental problems such as climate change. AI involves using computers to make … Read more
An artist’s metaphoric depiction of a fusion plasma in a microwave, with a toaster in the background. Credit: Kyle Palmer / PPPL Communications Department Some believe the future of fusion in the U.S. lies in compact, spherical fusion vessels. A smaller tokamak, it is thought, could offer a more economical fusion option. The trick is … Read more
Three-color 16′ × 16′ 2MASS K + 2MASS J + DSS2 IR mosaic of Barbá 2. The outer circle has a radius of 7.5′. Credit: Apellániz et al., 2024. Astronomers report the discovery of a new galactic stellar cluster located some 24,000 light years away. The newfound cluster, which received the designation Barbá 2, turns … Read more
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain China says it launched a rocket Tuesday carrying a constellation of a reported 18 satellites as part of efforts to assert its presence in space. The satellites were carried aboard a Long March-6 carrier rocket from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China’s Shanxi Province early on Tuesday afternoon. The … Read more
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain To protect the Amazon and support the well-being of its people, its economy must shift from environmentally harmful production to a model built around the diversity of indigenous and rural communities, and standing forests. A group of conservationists from Bolivia, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, the US and the UK say that current … Read more
Ion transport in species-pure CNTPs. Credit: Nature Materials (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41563-024-01925-w A Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) team has found that pure metallic carbon nanotubes are best at transporting molecules. Molecule separations play an ever-increasing role in modern technology from water desalination to harvesting critical materials to high-value chemicals and pharmaceuticals manufacturing. To enhance water … Read more
One of the new OSD species—a hydrothermal vent limpet, Lepetodrilus marianae. Credit: Chong Chen, Hiromi Kayama Watanabe, and Miwako Tsuda A new paper, the Ocean Species Discoveries (OSD), describes a ground-breaking experiment that united 25 independent taxonomists from ten countries. The initiative boasts the discovery of eleven new marine species from all over the globe, … Read more
