Revolutionary Quantum Cryptography Breakthrough Paves Way for Safer Online Communication
The world is one step closer to having a totally secure internet and an answer to the growing threat of cyber-attacks, thanks to a team…
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Our Early Ancestors May Have Boiled Their Food in Hot Springs Long Before Learning to Control Fire
Scientists have found evidence of hot springs near sites where ancient hominids settled, long before the control of fire. Some of the oldest remains of…
Most Shoes Have a “Toe Spring” That May Lead to Weaker Muscles and Painful Foot-Related Problems
Researchers say toe springs in shoes may come at a cost. The toe of most shoes, especially sneakers, bends ever so slightly upward. While that…
First Proof That a Safer UV Light Effectively Kills COVID-19 Virus
Researchers offer first proof that Ultraviolet C light with a 222 nm wavelength — which is safer to use around humans — effectively kills the…
Experts Calculate Future Ice Loss and Sea-Level Increases From Greenland and Antarctica
Ice-sheet models are an essential tool in making predictions regarding the future of the Greenland and Antarctic Ice Sheets. Nevertheless, these models still have a…
Two Layers Are Better Than One for Efficient Solar Cells – Affordable, Thin Film Solar Cells With 34% Efficiency
Solar cells have come a long way, but inexpensive, thin film solar cells are still far behind more expensive, crystalline solar cells in efficiency. Now,…
Authoritative New Analysis Links Omega-3 Supplements to Cardioprotection and Improved Heart Health
Study indicates that EPA and DHA supplementation reduces multiple types of cardiovascular risk, according to Mayo Clinic Proceedings. A new study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings provides the most…
Whale Shark Girls Overtake the Boys to Become World’s Largest Fish
A decade-long study of the iconic fish has found male whale sharks grow quickly, before plateauing at an average adult length of about eight or…
Mysterious Magnetic “Sixth Sense” Some Animals Have May Come From Bacteria
The question is one that has been unresolved despite 50 years of research. A University of Central Florida researcher is co-author of a new paper…
Discovery of a New Mass Extinction – Carnian Pluvial Episode – 233 Million Years Ago
It’s not often a new mass extinction is identified; after all, such events were so devastating they really stand out in the fossil record. In…
Can Alien Life Survive a Star’s Death? Webb Space Telescope Will Reveal the Answer
When stars like our sun die, all that remains is an exposed core – a white dwarf. A planet orbiting a white dwarf presents a…
A White Dwarf’s Surprise Planetary Companion: First-of-Its-Kind Exoplanet Detected Around Dead Star
For the first time, an intact, giant exoplanet has been discovered orbiting close to a white dwarf star. This discovery shows that it is possible…
The Evolving Volatile Chemistry of Protoplanetary Disks
Planets form from the gas and dust in disks that surround young stars. Chemicals in the disk that evaporate easily, called volatiles, include important molecules…
Giant 100 Million Year Old Sperm Cells Discovered – The Oldest Known Sperm Cells
In another fascinating snapshot from deep time, an international team of paleontologists has reported the discovery of specimens of a minuscule crustacean that dates back…
Fearsome 2,000 Pound Beast: Solving the Mystery of a 13,000 Year-Old Bone Discovered on the California Channel Islands
The California Channel Islands are renowned for their archaeological, biological, and paleontological significance and richness, containing some of the most important early human sites in…
Stanford Physicist’s Decades-Long Quest for the Perfect Keys to Unlock the Mysteries of Superconductivity
For decades Z-X Shen has ridden a wave of curiosity about the strange behavior of electrons that can levitate magnets. Zhi-Xun Shen vividly remembers his…
Gene-Edited Livestock “Surrogate Sires” Successfully Created by Scientists to Transform Animal Breeding
For the first time, scientists have created pigs, goats and cattle that can serve as viable “surrogate sires,” male animals that produce sperm carrying only…
How Fast Is the Universe Expanding? Measuring Cosmic Expansion With Radio Astronomy and Gravitational Waves
How fast is the universe expanding? We don’t know for sure. Astronomers study cosmic expansion by measuring the Hubble constant. They have measured this constant…
