How Would Galaxies Form in a Universe Without Dark Matter? Researchers Find Out
A study by the University of Bonn simulates a universe in which Newton’s laws are only valid to a limited extent. For the first time,…
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Contradiction of a Fundamental Law? Physicists Find Evidence of an Inverse Transition in Ferroelectrics
The transition could lead to advances in data storage, microelectronics, and sensors. Inverse transitions seem to contradict the fundamental law that disorder increases with temperature….
The ‘Firewalkers’ of Karoo: Dinosaurs Left Tracks in a ‘Land of Fire’ 183 Million Years Ago
Several groups of reptiles persisted in Jurassic Africa even as volcanism ruined their habitat. In southern Africa, dinosaurs and synapsids, a group of animals that…
“Beyond” Record-Breaking Spacewalker Returns From Orbit
ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano returned to Earth today alongside NASA astronaut Christina Koch and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov, marking the end of his second six-month…
Optical Backflow of Light Demonstrated For First Time – Theorized More Than 50 Years Ago by Quantum Physicists
“Abnormal” behavior predicted more than 50 years ago may help scientists probe the atmosphere and gauge the environment. Researchers at Tel Aviv University have for…
Harnessing Sunlight to Efficiently Make Fresh Drinkable Water From Seawater
Simple, solar-powered water desalination system achieves new level of efficiency in harnessing sunlight to make fresh potable water from seawater. A completely passive solar-powered desalination…
Study Resurrects Woolly Mammoth DNA to Explore the Cause of Their Extinction
A new study in Genome Biology and Evolution, published by Oxford University Press, resurrected the mutated genes of the last herd of woolly mammoths and…
Startling ‘Flammable Ice’ Discovery Offers Up Clue to Life on Other Planets
Scientists studying so-called ‘flammable ice’ in the Sea of Japan have made a startling discovery — the existence of life within microscopic bubbles. The microhabitats…
Gravity Mysteries – We May Have Had Fundamental Nature of the Universe Wrong This Whole Time
Symmetry has been one of the guiding principles in physicists’ search for fundamental laws of nature. What does it mean that laws of nature have…
Bumble Bees Are Going Extinct in Time of Climate Chaos – “We Have Now Entered the World’s Sixth Mass Extinction Event”
University of Ottawa researchers develop technique to predict impact of climate change on species extinction risk. When you were young, were you the type of…
Latest Breakthrough Brings World’s Most Powerful Particle Accelerator One Big Step Closer
Scientists have demonstrated a key technology in making next-generation high-energy particle accelerators possible. Particle accelerators are used to probe the make-up of matter in colliders…
77-Year-Old Amateur Astronomer Discovers Rare Galaxy Double Nucleus
Allen Lawrence, wrapping up a long career as an electrical engineer, was serious about moving his astronomy hobby beyond the 20-inch telescope he’d hauled to…
Obama Nungara – An Invasive Flatworm From Argentina – Invades France and Europe
Citizen science reveals the presence of the flatworms in gardens in three quarters of metropolitan France. One of the consequences of globalization is the inadvertent…
9,900-Year-Old Skeleton Discovered in Submerged Mexican Cave Has a Distinctive Skull
‘Chan Hol 3,’ like other Tulum cave skeletons, has tooth cavities and a distinctive skull compared to other early American settlers. A new skeleton discovered…
New Droplet-Based Electricity Generator: A Drop of Water Can Light Up 100 LED Bulbs
Generating electricity from raindrops efficiently has gone one step further. A research team led by scientists from the City University of Hong Kong (CityU) has recently…
Unusual Monster Galaxy That Existed 12 Billion Years Ago Discovered by Astronomers
XMM-2599 lived fast and died young, says University of California, Riverside-led international team. An international team of astronomers led by scientists at the University of…
A Stellar Fight With a Beautiful Outcome Caught by ALMA [Video]
Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), in which ESO is a partner, have spotted a peculiar gas cloud that resulted from a confrontation…
Synergistic Cellular Pathways Identified That Extend Lifespan by 500%
Discovery of cellular mechanisms could open door to more effective anti-aging therapies. Scientists at the MDI Biological Laboratory, in collaboration with scientists from the Buck…