Modeled reconstruction of annual mean temperature and sea-level pressure anomalies across Europe in 1740. Yellow rectangle defines boundary of Central Europe. Bottom right box outlines path of North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) and East Atlantic Pattern (EA1/2). Credit: Brönnimann et al. 2024. Europe experienced its coldest winter in 600 years during 1739–1740, ~4 °C cooler than … Read more
Abstract. Credit: Langmuir (2024). DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c03710 Cryogenic damage has long presented a significant barrier to effective organ preservation, posing challenges to advancements in transplantation and medical treatments. The formation of ice crystals during freezing can compromise cellular structures, leading to irreversible damage and organ failure. However, a new study led by Prof. Ido Braslavsky, Dr. … Read more
Sooty terns and other seabird species flying above a remote atoll island where rats are not present. Credit: Nathan Peacock Hundreds of thousands more breeding pairs of seabirds could return to remote island archipelagos if invasive rats were removed and native vegetation restored, a new paper finds. In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers also calculated that … Read more
Experimental searching for the SSVDIs. Credit: Physical Review Letters (2024). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.132.180801 A research team has utilized solid-state spin quantum sensors to scrutinize exotic spin-spin-velocity-dependent interactions (SSIVDs) at short force ranges, reporting new experimental results between electron spins. Their work has been published in Physical Review Letters. The Standard Model is a very successful theoretical … Read more
Credit: Max Fischer from Pexels With more working hours and lower average base pay, the well-being of U.S. teachers continues to be worse than that of similar working adults—a consistent pattern since 2021, according to a new RAND survey. Managing student behavior, low salary and administrative work outside of teaching were the top-ranked sources of … Read more
by KeAi Communications Co. Crack evolution law of coal-rock. Credit: Yihong Liu, et al In coal-rock formations, many micro-fractures exist, and the expansion of these micro-fractures is the internal catalyst for the macroscopic destruction of coal-rock. Moreover, the occurrence state of gas changes with the expansion of micro-fractures. In engineering practice, most coal-rock mass needs … Read more
Structure of A15 lanthanum superhydride La4H23 (center), superconducting fluctuations in it (left), and phase diagram of La4H23 in strong magnetic fields (right). Credit: Dmitrii Semenok Researchers from Skoltech, Jilin University and Beijing HPSTAR in China, and their German colleagues have synthesized and studied a new type of hydrogen-rich superconductor. Technically referred to as an A15-type … Read more
by Xia & He Publishing Inc. Graphical abstract. Credit: Exploratory Research and Hypothesis in Medicine (2023). DOI: 10.14218/ERHM.2023.00040 Ophiocordyceps sinensis, known for its extensive use in traditional Asian medicine, grows in high-altitude regions of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. This rare and expensive fungus has generated increasing global demand, leading to the need for artificial cultivation techniques … Read more
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The relationship between mother and child may offer clues to the mystery of why humans live longer lives than expected for their size—and shed new light on what it means to be human. “It’s one of the really mysterious things about humans, the fact that we live these super long lives … Read more
(NewsNation) — For years, scientists have attempted to determine the mystery of missing matter in the universe and a new paper offers a possible link to exotic black holes. Dark matter is an issue that has confounded science since the term was coined in the 1930s, a reference to unseen matter that holds the universe … Read more
