Science Made Simple: What is Ultrafast Science?
Ultrafast science is the study of processes in atoms, molecules, or materials that occur in millionths of a billionth of a second or faster. This…
Ultrafast science is the study of processes in atoms, molecules, or materials that occur in millionths of a billionth of a second or faster. This…
When plants are faced with conditions that are too dry, salty, or cold, most of them try to conserve resources. They send out fewer leaves…
Scientists have found that a key modern group of reptiles that includes lizards and snakes – known as squamates – diverged in the Jurassic period,…
Research study investigates habitat conditions encountered by first farmers and monument-builders. Hunter-gatherers made use of open woodland conditions in the millennia before Stonehenge monuments were…
Alchemists sought to transform lead into gold centuries ago. While they were not successful, the notion of extracting precious resources from abundant sources remains alluring….
Some people succeed at flirting more often than others. Plenty of people are obviously more attractive than the rest of us, but it also seems…
Sweet Spots in the Sea: Mountains of Sugar Under Seagrass Meadows Seagrass beds are underwater oases. Now scientists have discovered vast amounts of sugars underneath…
Despite successes in reducing poverty globally in the last two decades, almost one billion people still live without access to reliable and affordable electricity, which…
Many times throughout your life, you will find yourself asking the question, “Should I do something about this?” Almost as many times, you will find…
Substituting 20% of meat from cattle with microbial protein — a meat alternative produced in fermentation tanks — by 2050 could halve deforestation, a new…
A new study that highlights a sharp contrast between urban and suburban ways of thinking about coastal ecosystems has been completed by researchers at the…
A physical chemist and a diverse group of his students are working on applications with nanoscopic diamonds. Diamonds represent so much more to Abraham Wolcott…
Researchers from the University of Cambridge and Fudan University say seven hours is the ideal amount of sleep for people in their middle age and…
Are you worried about breathing in the harmful particles from your home? Homes are a source of air pollution too. There are plenty of things…
Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology and Georgia Tech-Lorraine employed terahertz imaging and signal processing techniques to peer behind the corroded surface of a…
Professor Valter Longo leads a review of research in animals and humans to identify how nutrition affects aging and a healthy lifespan. According to University…
A laser compressing an aluminum crystal provides a clearer view of a material’s plastic deformation, potentially leading to the design of stronger nuclear fusion materials…
If you are not an extrovert or introvert, you could be an ambivert. Ambiverts fall somewhere in the middle of the personality spectrum. They’re neither…