Fears of Massive Greenhouse Gas Release From Old Carbon Reservoirs Are Overblown
Permafrost in the soil and methane hydrates deep in the ocean are large reservoirs of ancient carbon. As soil and ocean temperatures rise, the reservoirs…
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Mars InSight Lander’s Heat Probe Has Been Stuck for a Year – But NASA Has a New Plan
Engineers have a plan for pushing down on the heat probe, which has been stuck at the Martian surface for a year. After nearly a…
Groundbreaking Experiment: Physicists Grab Individual Atoms & Observe Complex Atomic Interactions
In a first for quantum physics, University of Otago researchers have “held” individual atoms in place and observed previously unseen complex atomic interactions. A myriad…
Planet on Edge of Destruction – Gas Giant Discovered Rapidly Orbiting a Dangerously Close Star
Astronomers from the University of Warwick have observed an exoplanet orbiting a star in just over 18 hours, the shortest orbital period ever observed for…
Seasonal Pumped Hydropower Storage Could Solve the Renewable Energy Storage Challenge
Seasonal pumped hydropower storage (SPHS), an already established yet infrequently used technology, could be an affordable and sustainable solution to store energy and water on…
Earliest Interbreeding Between Ancient Human Populations Discovered – Evolutionary Puzzle Solved
Neanderthal-Denisovan ancestors interbred with a distantly related hominin 700,000 years ago. For three years, anthropologist Alan Rogers has attempted to solve an evolutionary puzzle. His…
New Rotating Detonation Engine Could Enable Cheaper, Lighter Spacecraft
It takes a lot of fuel to launch something into space. Sending NASA’s Space Shuttle into orbit required more than 3.5 million pounds of fuel,…
Researchers Warn Antidepressant Use Creates Physical Dependence – “Notoriously Difficult to Quit”
Drug class ‘notoriously difficult to quit,’ yet not intended for permanent use, according to authors in The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association. Patients who…
Disease Found in 60 Million Year Old Dinosaur Tail That Still Afflicts Humans Today
The rare disease LCH discovered in the remains of a dinosaur that lived in Canada at least 60 million years ago, Tel Aviv University researchers…
MIT Invents Cryptographic “Tag of Everything” – Could Protect Against Counterfeiting
Tiny, battery-free ID chip can authenticate nearly any product to help protect the supply chain. To combat supply chain counterfeiting, which can cost companies billions…
Spin-Rotation Coupling Quantum Effect Measured for the First Time – Predicted 30 Years Ago
It was predicted 30 years ago, now the effect was measured for the first time by scientists at TU Wien (Vienna): The neutron spin exhibits…
Tungurahua Volcano “The Black Giant” Showing Warning Signs of “Potential Collapse”
South American volcano showing early warning signs of ‘potential collapse,’ research shows. One of South America’s most prominent volcanoes is producing early warning signals of…
Jupiter Water Mystery Updated With Findings From NASA’s Juno Spacecraft
The mission publishes its first stream of data on the amount of water in Jupiter’s atmosphere — the first findings on the gas giant’s water…
Breakthrough in Coronavirus Vaccine Research Results in New 3D Atomic Scale Map of Virus
Researchers from The University of Texas at Austin and the National Institutes of Health have made a critical breakthrough toward developing a vaccine for the…
Burn Twice as Many Calories: Eat a Big Breakfast Rather Than a Large Dinner
Study finds eating more at breakfast instead of dinner could prevent obesity. Eating a big breakfast rather than a large dinner may prevent obesity and…
New Camera Combines Lasers and Terahertz Waves to Reveal ‘Unseen’ Detail and ‘See Inside’ Objects
Terahertz camera uses laser light patterns to ‘see inside’ objects — Terahertz imaging can reveal tiny hidden features of living things. A team of physicists…
MIT Engineers Devise the Best Way to Deflect an Incoming Planet-Killer Asteroid
MIT engineers devise a decision map to identify the best mission type to deflect an incoming asteroid. On April 13, 2029, an icy chunk of…
Mystery Surrounding Dinosaur Footprints on a Cave Ceiling Finally Solved
The dinosaur in the cupboard under the stairs. The mystery surrounding dinosaur footprints on a cave ceiling in Central Queensland has been solved after more…