Hungry Stars Cannibalize Each Other in ‘Be X-Ray’ Systems
Humans have been studying the light from stars since the beginning of our history; however, we’ve only just discovered in the last few decades that…
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Cosmic Bombs and Controversy: A New Theory of Magnetar Formation
Magnetars are neutron stars endowed with the strongest magnetic fields observed in the Universe, but their origin remains controversial. In a study published in Science…
Gravitational-Waves and Nuclear Physics Used to Obtain Best Measurement of Neutron Star Size
International team uses a novel approach combining gravitational-wave observations, multi-messenger astronomy, and nuclear physics to obtain the best measurement of neutron star size to date….
Fusion Energy Solution May Come From Permanent Magnets Like Those on Refrigerator Doors – But Far Stronger
Permanent magnets akin to those used on refrigerators could speed the development of fusion energy – the same energy produced by the sun and stars….
Stellar Dynamos: Turbulent Convection at the Heart of Star Activity
By combining modern data analysis techniques with stellar structure modeling for main-sequence and giant stars, researchers shed new light on stellar dynamos. In their interiors,…
Human Populations Survived a Volcanic Super-Eruption 74,000 Years Ago – 5,000 Times Larger Than Mount St. Helen’s
New archaeological work supports the hypothesis that human populations were present in India by 80,000 years ago and that they survived one of the largest…
Scientists Were Wrong About Human Pattern of Brain Asymmetry Being Unique
Brain imprints on cranial bones from great apes and humans refute the long-held notion that the human pattern of brain asymmetry is unique. The left…
Ultrafast Microscope Works Like an HD Camera for the Quantum World
Processes taking place inside tiny electronic components or in molecules can now be filmed at a resolution of a few hundred attoseconds and down to…
Quantum Logic Spectroscopy Unlocks Potential of Highly Charged Ions
Atomic frequencies measured with 100 million times higher resolution. Scientists from the PTB and the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics (MPIK), both Germany, have…
Study Shows Dogs and Wolves Are Both Good at Cooperating [Video]
Basic cooperation skills appear to be shared by dogs and wolves, suggesting that this ability was present in a common ancestor and was not lost…
What Powers the Most Energetic Explosions in the Universe?
The physical process driving Gamma-Ray Bursts might be synchrotron radiation after all. A new analysis of Fermi/GBM archival data of gamma-ray bursts (GRB), the most…
Humans Can Read Dogs’ Facial Expressions, but They Must First Learn How
The first comprehensive study of the human ability to recognize the facial expressions of dogs suggests this ability is mainly acquired through age and experience…
10,000 Years of Cultural Interaction Across Africa Exposed by Ostrich Eggshell Beads
New archeological analysis challenges long-standing hypotheses about ostrich eggshell beads and the spread of pastoralism in Africa. Ostrich eggshell beads are some of the oldest…
Neuroscientists Develop First Implantable Magnet Resonance Detector Brain Probe
A new miniature NMR implant measures neuronal activity. A team of neuroscientists and electrical engineers from Germany and Switzerland developed a highly sensitive implant that…
Aiming to to Form Biological Patterns, Scientists Dissect and Redesign Protein-Based Pattern Formation
Dissecting self-organizing protein systems step by step may help scientists design the process of biological pattern formation from minimal ingredients. Probing the functional segments, or…
Illuminating Genetic Dark Matter – Uncovering Human “DNA Repeats”
First direct analysis of pathogenic sequence repeats in the human genome. Expansions of DNA repeats are very hard to analyze. A method developed by researchers…
New Approach in the Hunt for Dark Matter: Antimatter and Penning Traps
Researchers now harnessing antimatter in their search for dark matter. A study that takes a novel approach to the search for dark matter has been…
Neutrino Produced in a Cosmic Collider Far Away
Link between IceCube neutrino event and distant radio galaxy resolved The neutrino event IceCube 170922A, detected at the IceCube Neutrino Observatory at the South Pole,…