Schematic diagram of spin current absorption through achiral and chiral channels and properties of L-Co, D-Co, and M-Co thin films. Credit: Science Advances (2024). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adn3240 Researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of Pittsburgh studied how the spin information of an electron, called a pure spin current, moves through chiral materials. They … Read more
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Most people have heard the famous phrase “the enemy of my enemy is my friend.” Now, Northwestern University researchers have used statistical physics to confirm the theory that underlies this famous axiom. The study, “Proper network randomization is key to assessing social balance,” is published in the journal Science Advances. In … Read more
A coral reef in Belize showing dead coral, living healthy elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata), both diseased and healthy symmetrical brain corals (Pseudodiploria strigosa), and a spotfin butterflyfish. Although some fish may benefit from Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease in the short term, the erosion of dead coral skeletons over time poses a grave threat to … Read more
Assessing the fitness of transporter mutants in vivo using the murine model of ascending UTI. Credit: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2024). DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2310693121 Through a quirk of anatomy, women are especially prone to urinary tract infections, with almost half dealing with one at some point in their lives. Scientists have been trying … Read more
Air Transport Network and Nighttime Light Intensity around Asia for 2019. Credit: Jin Murakami, with Data from ICAO Global Traffic Flow (2019) and NASA Earth Observatory (2019) Be it for work or vacation, chances are that many will have passed through an airport. In the largest cities, the airport presents to travelers the first glimpse … Read more
Cyclone track densities from the Control (left column), Future (middle column) and future change (Future – Control). Credit: Weather and Climate Extremes (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.wace.2024.100673 Climate change will cause an increase in extreme winter storms combining strong winds and heavy rainfall over the UK and Ireland, new research has shown. The new study was led … Read more
Field area. Credit: Journal of Glaciology (2024). DOI: 10.1017/jog.2024.31 When air temperatures in Antarctica rise and glacier ice melts, water can pool on the surface of floating ice shelves, weighing them down and causing the ice to bend. Now, for the first time in the field, researchers have shown that ice shelves don’t just buckle … Read more
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Anthropologists at Rice University suggest in a new study that establishing networks of ‘sister cities’ dedicated to addressing the impact of natural disasters can mitigate the devastation wrought by climate change. Published in the journal Nature Cities, “Sister cities for the Anthropocene” by professors Cymene Howe and Dominic Boyer explores the … Read more
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Victims of financial abuse from their partner in England and Wales are being failed by an “inadequate” legal response, new research warns. Coerced debt causes considerable harm. People often live with the effects of being forced to give money or take out loans or credit cards long after the abusive relationship … Read more
Planetesimal orbits around a white dwarf. Initially, every planetesimal has a circular, prograde orbit. The kick forms an eccentric debris disk which with prograde (blue) and retrograde orbits (orange). Credit: Steven Burrows/Madigan Group/JILA Dead stars known as white dwarfs, have a mass like the sun while being similar in size to Earth. They are common … Read more
