A gymnast can actually perform both of these types of rotation at the same time—that’s what makes the sport so interesting to watch. In physics, we would call this type of movement a “rigid body rotation.” But, clearly, humans aren’t rigid, so the mathematics to describe rotations like this can be quite complicated. For the … Read more
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain An educational science program run by the University of York’s Centre for Industry Education Collaboration has shown itself to have had a significant positive impact on children’s attitudes towards science and industry, according to the results of a study. More than 500 children were asked a series of questions assessing attitudes … Read more
Credit: CC0 Public Domain White Western women have lower body appreciation and experience greater pressure from the media to be thin compared to Black Nigerian and Chinese women across all ages, according to new research. The study, carried out by psychologists at Durham University (UK), and published in PLOS ONE, explored the impacts of age … Read more
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In an article published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers at the University of São Paulo’s Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture (ESALQ-USP) in Brazil describe for the first time how strigolactones, plant hormones discovered several decades ago, control flowering and fruiting in the tomato (Solanum … Read more
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new artificial intelligence program will help identify wildfires as small as an acre by scanning images taken by weather satellites orbiting about 22,000 miles above the Earth’s surface. The AI program, developed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and recently tested in Boulder, could dramatically cut the amount of … Read more
Photometry from TESS for TOI-1408 c. Credit: Korth et al., 2024. Using NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, an international team of astronomers has detected a second planet orbiting a distant main sequence star known as TOI-1408. The newfound alien world, designated TOI-1408 c, is about two times larger and nearly eight times more massive than … Read more
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain “Sometimes the crazy ideas lead to watershed improvements.” That was a key takeaway from research conducted by Utah State University, published in the American Society of Civil Engineer’s Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management. Using Google Sheets during video calls, 26 Colorado River Basin managers and experts took on water … Read more
Spain’s Rafael Nadal (L) and Carlos Alcaraz (R) attempt to cool off at Roland Garros. After heavy rain drenched last week’s opening ceremony, the Paris Olympics on Tuesday wrestled with entirely different conditions as temperatures soared to 35 degrees Celsius. Just to add to the mix, France’s meteorological service put the capital on a major … Read more
Monarch butterfly on a milkweed flower. Credit: Mark and Michelle Rogovin Monarch butterflies, with their striking orange and black wings, are some of the most recognizable butterflies in North America. But they’re in trouble. Monarch caterpillars can only eat the leaves of milkweed, a native wildflower. As milkweed has disappeared, so have the monarchs, to … Read more
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Most Americans are aware of fake news and misinformation. In a new study, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania sought to uncover whether the threat of misinformation drives Americans to seek out news sources that reflect their own political beliefs. The study, published in the Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review, found … Read more
