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Indonesian authorities were investigating Tuesday after a car-sized piece of debris, possibly from a Chinese rocket according to a government agency, crashed into a palm oil plantation near homes and work sites.
During Oct. 2026, the research vessel SONNE set sail from San Diego into the Pacific Ocean for expedition SO322. Its destination: the Clarion-Clipperton Zone north of the equator
In a deep, dark part of the Gulf of Mexico, the number of marine animals plummeted by about 60% in the years following the 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion, a new study found.
A voter surveyed in October may give a different answer by January. An AI persona might not, depending on how it
Technology developed by an Australian engineer to explore wombat burrows has been sent to eastern T
Preliminary results from an ongoing long-term survey conducted by William
A technology developed at The University of Queensland allowing scientists to observe how disease-related proteins behave inside living neurons will be used to advance early drug discovery for neurodegenerative diseases. The NASTIC (Nanoscale Spatiotemporal Indexing Clustering) platform, spun out into Brisbane-based startup Accretion Bio, enables researchers to study real-time biological processes in living cells across space and time at the single-molecule level for the first time.
The public K-12 school system in the United States has become pervasively shaped by standardized testing.
Cells constantly recycle proteins and other cellular components. But how do they ensure that the right cargo ends up in the right recycling vesicle
As governments prepare to gather in Yerevan, Armenia, this week for the U.N. Biodiversity Conference (COP17), new research identifies 13% of Earth
As climate change is expected to increase the risks associated with extreme rainfall and flooding, managing floods requires approaches beyond conventional infrastructure such as dams and reservoirs.
Scientists have unveiled a new theory on the birth of the cosmos, suggesting the early universe was shaped by an ancient particle that has been overlooked for decades.
A University of Mississippi study is adding nuance to a debate over how often police interrogation tactics can produce false confessions leading to wrongful convictions. In a recent simulation study published in the Journal of Criminal Justice, Ole Miss criminal justice and legal studies professors Mary Catlin and Thomas Bryan Smith found that the predicted likelihood of a false confession grows with the length of a police interrogation.
Scientists at NPL, with the University of Surrey, University of Oxford, the Francis Crick Institute and IONTOF GmbH, have developed a technique to distinguish and map molecules that share the same chemical formula and mass but have different structures and functions. The research is published today (Oct. 19) in Nature Communications.
Transforming Mars into a more Earth-like world could irreversibly destroy scientific evidence about the planet
Researchers at the University of Jyv
Recycling may happen far from the place where waste is produced. Paper, metals, plastics and glass discarded in one country can be shipped across the world and used as raw materials in another. This international market is a major part of today
A new LMU study shows that three-quarters of the estimated global potential for new forests to capture CO
A temporary expansion to the earned income tax credit improved housing security for young workers who don
Large quantities of acrylic glass are used worldwide in a wide range of applications, from windowpanes and car taillights to furniture. The polymer is also known by the brand name Plexiglas. All too often, acrylic glass still ends up as waste, even though it is well suited to recycling.
John Innes Centre researchers have trained scientists from across Tanzania to use new loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assays to rapidly detect wheat blast, a looming fungal threat to wheat harvests.
The fusion of two cells is a decisive event in the sexual reproduction of many organisms. In fungi, cells must not only bring their membranes together and merge them, but also locally open their protective cell wall.
What happens when scientists start changing the brain
A new study, led by IIASA researchers and coauthored by UNEP colleagues, finds that if governments fully implement their methane reduction plans, they could reduce global emissions by 11% between 2020 and 2030. This would reverse the current trend of increasing methane emissions, but would not be sufficient to achieve the goal of the Global Methane Pledge.
Every loaf of bread has a carbon footprint, a supply chain and a workforce behind it. As climate change, food safety and labor rights attract growing attention, corporate disclosures on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues are becoming increasingly important. But what do companies disclose, and have their priorities changed?
Digital Care Hub has launched a series of new resources to help adult social care providers plan how they will communicate with key stakeholders in the event of a cyber incident. These include people receiving care, families, staff, partner organizations and relevant public bodies.
Nearly all metabolic processes require protons
Would you prefer to back a man or a woman pitching a business idea? A new study by the University of Portsmouth published in the British Journal of Management suggests that, when it comes to potential crowdfunding investors, the answer may depend less on who is pitching and more on what they are selling.
Lowering air pollution in Africa has many economic benefits, according to new research by environmental scientists Chris Malley, Kevin Hicks and Caroline Sawe. They reflect on two reports that set out the practical ways that African countries can cut air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions at the same time, while saving billions through lower health care costs, fewer days lost to illness and greater productivity.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, air travel declined dramatically. Many view the disruption as a potential tipping point for reducing emissions from the aviation sector. However, once travel restrictions were lifted, passenger traffic quickly rebounded to prepandemic levels and, in many regions, even surpassed them.
Better electronic health (e-health) literacy encourages young adult patients to visit doctors
Voltage fluctuations, light fluctuations, temperature fluctuations
The Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) has remeasured a key transition frequency of the strontium (Sr) atom for the first time in 88 years, since 1938, using a photonic grating chip. It has established a new absolute frequency value with a measurement uncertainty reduced by more than 50 times. By providing an accurate reference value for next-generation quantum technologies, this achievement is expected to contribute to the precise control and miniaturization of quantum de
A study of electronic banking users has found that cybersecurity depends not only on knowledge of digital threats but also on attitudes, memory and the user
Communicating effectively with others involves recognizing emotions from faces and voices. How does the brain process and integrate emotional information from what others show and say?
New research from the University of St Andrews has shed light on the evolution of an important yet thus far poorly understood group of marine invertebrate animals
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has recently been discussing
Historians have created a first-of-its-kind online interactive map, using data from hundreds of thousands of pages of centuries-old port records to chart Britain
Faba beans are rich in protein and can easily be grown in Denmark
In principle, artificial intelligence could make finding the right material for an application as simple as ordering dinner: Scientists would tell a large language model what they want, and it would serve them the perfect material for the job.
Viral infections can be difficult to treat because viruses evolve rapidly, allowing them to develop resistance to drugs designed to attack viral proteins directly.
When describing someone running, most people would say exactly that:
