Which Face is Real? Using Frequency Analysis to Identify “Deep-Fake” Images
This method exposes fake images created by computer algorithms rather than by humans. They look deceptively real, but they are made by computers: so-called deep-fake…
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Long-Standing Problem in Organic Chemistry Finally Solved by Researchers
Chemists at the University of Münster develop a bioinspired strategy for the controlled synthesis of polyenes. They occur in nature, are reactive, and play a…
You’re Using Disinfectants Wrong. Here’s How to Destroy 99.9% of Viruses/Coronaviruses and Bacteria [Video]
Sure, you’ve got a product that says “kills germs” under your sink, but will it really destroy the new coronavirus on surfaces? Turns out that…
Nanostructure of Mosquito Eye Could Help Engineer Enhanced Water Repellent Coatings
Researchers have theorized a coating that mimics the unique nanostructure could improve virus repellent face masks. Through the investigation of insect surfaces, Penn State researchers…
Astrophysicists Shocked by Short Gamma Ray Burst Afterglow 10 Billion Light Years Away
Rare event occurred 10 billion lightyears away, 3.8 billion years after the Big Bang SGRB181123B is the most distant short gamma ray burst with its…
Moon Formed 100 Million Years More Recently Than Thought – Had Magma Ocean Over 1000 Km Deep
Earth’s natural satellite was formed from debris created by a collision between the young Earth and a protoplanet. During this process, the Moon heated up…
How Deep-Sea, Ultra-Black Fish Disappear – Science Behind Skin That Absorbs More Than 99.5% of Light
Ultra-black fish skin absorbs more than 99.5% of light in a new, extremely efficient way, a discovery that may advance high-tech optical and camouflage technology….
“Campfires” Spotted on Sun in First Solar Orbiter Images – Closest Pictures Ever of the Sun
The first images from ESA/NASA’s Solar Orbiter are now available to the public, including the closest pictures ever taken of the Sun. Solar Orbiter is…
Astronomers Watch a Black Hole’s Corona Mysteriously Disappear, Then Reappear
A colliding star may have triggered the drastic transformation. It seems the universe has an odd sense of humor. While a crown-encrusted virus has run…
Bold Plan to Determine If Planet Nine Is a Primordial Black Hole
Scientists at Harvard University and the Black Hole Initiative (BHI) have developed a new method to find black holes in the outer solar system, and…
Powering the Future: New Room-Temperature Liquid-Metal Battery
Researchers in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin have built a new type of battery that combines the many…
COSMA Supercomputer Reveals Dramatic Impact of Massive Planetary Collisions
The giant impacts that dominate late stages of planet formation have a wide range of consequences for young planets and their atmospheres, according to new…
Turning Seawater Into Fuel With a Low-Cost Catalyst
For the first time, Rochester chemical engineers have demonstrated a ‘potassium-promoted’ catalyst’s potential for use on an industrial scale. Now, the Navy’s quest to power…
Microbiologists Discover Bacteria That Feed on Metal, Ending a Century-Long Search
Finding ends a century-long search for microbes that live on manganese. Caltech microbiologists have discovered bacteria that feed on manganese and use the metal as…
“Carnian Pluvial Episode” Revealed: Climate Change During Origin of Dinosaurs
An international team reveals discoveries about an unusual time called the “Carnian Pluvial Episode.” The Triassic Period, about 252 to 201 million years ago, was…
Thermonuclear Blast Sends Supernova Survivor Star Hurtling Across the Milky Way at 560,000 MPH
An exploding white dwarf star blasted itself out of its orbit with another star in a ‘partial supernova’ and is now hurtling across our galaxy,…
Global Methane Emissions Soar to Record High, Even As Pandemic Has Reduced Carbon Emissions
The pandemic has tugged carbon emissions down, temporarily. But levels of the powerful heat-trapping gas methane continue to climb, dragging the world further away from…
Watch NASA/ESA Solar Orbiter Mission First Image Release – Closer to Sun That Any Spacecraft in History
Scientists from NASA and ESA (European Space Agency) will release the first data captured by Solar Orbiter, the joint ESA/NASA mission to study the Sun,…
