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Landmark CERN Experiment Reveals: If You Dropped Antimatter, Would It Fall Down or Up?

National Science Foundation — Sat, 30 Sep 2023 22:39:18 +0000

Landmark CERN experiment may help explain why antimatter seemingly lost out in the early universe. If you dropped antimatter, would it fall down or up?...

Gravitational Waves Detected Using “Cosmic Clocks” and Unseen Spatial Distortions

National Science Foundation — Mon, 10 Jul 2023 16:10:49 +0000

Radio telescope observations of Milky Way pulsars reveal spacetime distortions likely caused by enormous gravitational waves rolling through everything in existence You can’t see or...

Cracking the Magnetic Code: Distant Radio Signals Reveal Earth-Like Exoplanets’ Hidden Force

National Science Foundation — Mon, 03 Apr 2023 15:00:02 +0000

Radio emissions originating about 12 light-years outside our solar system reveal possible magnetic interactions between star YZ Ceti and its prospective close-orbiting, rocky planet. Researchers...

MIT Chemists Show “Black Summer” Megafire Widened Ozone Hole by 10% in 2020

Jennifer Chu, Massachusetts Institute of Technology — Sun, 12 Mar 2023 06:55:08 +0000

Smoke Particles From Wildfires Can Erode the Ozone Layer MIT chemists show the Australian wildfires widened the ozone hole by 10 percent in 2020. A...

Astronomers Uncover Black Hole Closer to Earth Than Ever Before

National Science Foundation — Sun, 05 Mar 2023 15:22:13 +0000

Gemini North Telescope on Hawaii reveals first dormant, stellar-mass black hole. Astronomers have discovered the closest black hole to Earth, the first unambiguous detection of...

Icefin Underwater Robot Provides Close-Up View of Melting Beneath “Doomsday Glacier”

National Science Foundation — Sun, 26 Feb 2023 13:33:48 +0000

Data come from an expedition using the underwater robot Icefin under remote Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica. The rapid retreat of Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica...

Unlocking the Mystery of Plant Breathing – Scientists Discover Mechanism Plants Use To Control “Mouths”

National Science Foundation — Tue, 17 Jan 2023 18:43:20 +0000

A significant discovery about the mechanisms by which plants open and close their stomata could lead to new methods of protecting crops from the effects...

Astronomers Discover Important New Information Regarding Star Formation

National Radio Astronomy Observatory — Sat, 26 Nov 2022 18:05:33 +0000

The study reveals cosmic rays are driving galaxies’ winds An important new hint regarding how galaxies halt intense episodes of star formation has been found...

An “Environmental Catastrophe” – Why Is the Salton Sea Turning Into Toxic Dust?

University of California - Riverside — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 12:58:05 +0000

A new study has identified the cause of the lake’s water loss. In the last 25 years, the Salton Sea, California’s most polluted inland lake, has...

After Many Years of Searching – Potential First Traces of the Universe’s Earliest Stars Discovered

Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) — Sun, 23 Oct 2022 13:06:35 +0000

Evidence of a first-generation star that died in a “super-supernova” explosion is discovered by Gemini’s observation of a far-away quasar. The ancient chemical remains of...

Explosive Neutron Star Merger Captured in Millimeter Light for the First Time

National Radio Astronomy Observatory — Mon, 03 Oct 2022 14:02:13 +0000

The flash is one of the most energetic short-duration gamma-ray bursts ever observed. For the first time, researchers have captured millimeter-wavelength light from an intense...

Study Finds That Testosterone Promotes “Cuddling”

Emory University — Wed, 07 Sep 2022 16:44:20 +0000

The hormone seems to help animals quickly switch between prosocial and antisocial behaviors. According to a recent animal study, testosterone may encourage males to be...

Accomplishing the Impossible: New, Simple Method Can Destroy “Forever” Chemicals

Northwestern University — Thu, 01 Sep 2022 10:47:36 +0000

A new method beheads PFAS, causing it to break down into benign end products. The term “forever chemicals” refers to a group of manufactured chemicals...

Evidence of Unprecedented Modern Sea-Level Rise Found in Ancient Caves

University of South Florida — Tue, 16 Aug 2022 10:28:59 +0000

A geology professor at the University of South Florida has uncovered the influence of the industrial boom on global warming. The early 1900s were a...

Scientists Discover Biological Differences Between Liberals and Conservatives

Ohio State University — Tue, 02 Aug 2022 08:40:24 +0000

Research reveals that partisan views have biological roots. According to the largest study of its type, brain scans of individuals obtained as they engaged in...

Captivity Can Turn Fish Into Cannibals

North Carolina State University — Mon, 01 Aug 2022 11:10:15 +0000

According to recent research, wild fish cannibalism is uncommon. Even though mosquitofish and guppies are known to be cannibalistic in captivity, it is very improbable that...

Rare Crustacean, Thought To Be Extinct, Found in a 2500-Foot-Long Cave

Pensoft Publishers — Wed, 27 Jul 2022 22:07:27 +0000

A cave inside Huntsville’s city was discovered to contain a small, rare crayfish that was previously believed to be extinct. A team led by an...

Seeing Hurricanes – Even Just Through the Media – Can Impact Your Mental Health

University of California - Irvine — Fri, 22 Jul 2022 03:18:38 +0000

UCI-led research ties exposure to hurricanes to worsened mental health A groundbreaking study conducted by experts at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) found a...

Stanford-Developed Millirobot Swims in Your Body and Delivers Medicine to Places That Need It

Stanford School of Engineering — Sun, 17 Jul 2022 21:36:21 +0000

The tiny robots could bring health care closer to highly precise medicine delivery You probably already know that medications aren’t often designed to target specific...

Trees Might Not Be As Effective at Combating Climate Change As We Thought

American Association for the Advancement of Science — Thu, 09 Jun 2022 11:38:53 +0000

Questions remain about what variables limit tree growth New research from an international team of researchers reveals that tree growth seems to be restricted by...

MIT Physicists Have Discovered New Qubits for Quantum Computers Using Vibrating Atoms

Jennifer Chu, Massachusetts Institute of Technology — Sat, 05 Feb 2022 14:06:12 +0000

The new qubits stay in “superposition” for up to 10 seconds, and could make a promising foundation for quantum computers. MIT physicists have discovered a...

Ruins of Ancient Star Cluster Discovered at the Fringes of Our Galaxy

Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy — Thu, 06 Jan 2022 10:48:36 +0000

Gemini Observatory helps reveal that a stream of old stars at Milky Way’s edge is a shredded star cluster. A primordial stellar stream discovered in...

Luminescent Sensor Identifies Valuable Rare Earth Element Terbium in Unexpected Locations

U.S. National Science Foundation — Mon, 13 Dec 2021 11:20:29 +0000

Researchers funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation have developed a luminescent sensor that can detect and measure the presence of a rare earth element...

Surprising Insights Into Star Formation From Unprecedented Survey of the “Nurseries” Where Stars Are Born

Ohio State University — Mon, 05 Jul 2021 23:22:02 +0000

Study of nearby galaxies gives new insights into star formation. Astronomers have taken a big step forward in understanding the dark and violent places where...