Equipment used in the Zel’dovich experiment. Credit: University of Southampton Physicists at the University of Southampton have tested and proven a 50-year-old theory for the first time using electro-magnetic waves. They have shown that the energy of waves can be increased by bouncing “twisted waves”—those with angular momentum—off of an object which is rotating in … Read more
This aerial photograph taken on September 6, 2024 shows a view of the drought-affected Vistula River in Warsaw. Poland’s longest river, the Vistula, on Sunday hit a record-low water level in the capital because of drought, the national weather agency said. Its level at one Warsaw measuring station fell to 25 centimeters (10 inches), beating … Read more
Abstract image. Credit: DICP Molybdenum (Mo) carbides, known for their unique electronic and structural properties, are considered promising alternatives to noble metal catalysts in heterogeneous catalysis. However, traditional methods for preparing Mo carbides suffer from complex processes, stringent synthesis conditions, challenging crystal regulation, and high energy consumption. Additionally, Mo carbides are susceptible to oxidation and … Read more
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Every cell in our body contains the same DNA, yet liver cells are different from brain cells, and skin cells differ from muscle cells. What determines these differences? It all comes down to gene regulation; essentially how and when genes are turned on and off to meet the cell’s demands. But … Read more
A two-toned lobster is seen in a marine sciences lab at the University of New England, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024, in Biddeford, Maine. The rare color scheme is the result of two eggs fusing together to create a one-in-50 million lobster.Credit: AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty Orange, blue, calico, two-toned and … cotton-candy colored? Those are … Read more
A metal mosaic mural created in 1960 by Greek-born artist Nikos Bel-Jon and titled “Medical Research Through the Ages” is in the lobby of the old Pfizer headquarters in New York on Thursday, August 29, 2024. Credit: AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey A mural honoring ancient and modern figures in medicine that has hung in the lobby … Read more
Supermassive black holes grow by pulling in matter around them. Credit: M. Kornmesser/ESO Astronomers exploring the faraway universe with the James Webb Space Telescope, NASA’s most powerful telescope, have found a class of galaxies that challenges even the most skillful creatures in mimicry—like the mimic octopus. This creature can impersonate other marine animals to avoid … Read more
A village inside the core of Sariska tiger reserve. Credit: Ghazala Shahabuddin British colonialism turned India’s tigers into trophies. Between 1860 and 1950, more than 65,000 were shot for their skins. The fortunes of the Bengal tiger, one of Earth’s biggest species of big cat, did not markedly improve post-independence. The hunting of tigers—and the … Read more
City workers remove garbage floating on the Negro River, which has a rising water level due to rain, in Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil, June 6, 2022. Credit: AP Photo/Edmar Barros, File The world creates 57 million tons of plastic pollution every year and spreads it from the deepest oceans to the highest mountaintop to the … Read more
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Most school shootings don’t just happen out of nowhere—there are typically warning signs. A year before a 14-year-old boy was arrested for allegedly opening fire in his high school math class in Winder, Georgia, on Sept. 4, 2024—killing two teachers and two students—authorities visited his home to investigate several anonymous tips … Read more
