Unveiling the Catalyst of Life: The Unexpected Role of Sulfate
A recent research study may have discovered a missing link that helps explain Earth’s uniquely oxygen-saturated atmosphere and the corresponding evolution of animal life on…
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Decoding Deep Space Mysteries: Researchers Uncover Potential Link Between Two of Astronomy’s Most Enigmatic Phenomena
An international group of researchers has identified a potential link between gravitational waves from neutron star mergers and fast radio bursts. This finding could enhance…
Uncovering the Secrets of an Ancient Stone Monument: New Findings From an Archaeological Site in Saudi Arabia
Researchers carry out a thorough excavation of one of the over 1600 monuments known as mustatils. An extensive study of an archaeological site in Saudi…
Decades-Old Mystery Solved? Astronomers May Have Uncovered How Galaxies Change Their Shape
By using artificial intelligence, researchers have potentially solved a long-standing question about the evolution of galaxies, speeding up their research process. The researchers have potentially…
New Study Indicates This Vitamin Can Significantly Reduce Your Risk of Bone Fractures
A long-term study that analyzed the relationship between hospitalizations related to fractures and diet in nearly 1400 older women has found that vitamin K1 significantly…
A Quick and Easy Scan Is a Reliable Predictor of Dementia
Long-term research has shown that a routine bone density scan may also detect calcified plaque build-up in the abdominal aorta, indicating if someone is more…
Researchers Have Found a Way To “Turn Off” Peanut Allergies
Immune changes can cause peanut allergy remission The potential of new, more focused allergy treatments is now possible thanks to the identification of the key…
Dark Matter Experiment Set To Help Solve the Biggest Mystery in the Universe
Although we may still be in the dark about what dark matter is, we now have a better idea about what it isn’t. Australia’s first…
Discovery With “Profound Implications” – Secret Carbon Decisions Plants Are Making About Our Future
New research has revealed that plants make their own ‘secret’ decisions about how much carbon to release back into the atmosphere via a previously unknown…
New Laser Breakthrough for Gravitational Waves Will Test the Fundamental Limits of General Relativity
New laser breakthrough to help increase understanding of gravitational waves. Scientists have created a proof-of-concept setup of a new laser eigenmode sensor that offers over…
Gravitational Wave Scientists Pioneer New Laser Mode Sensor With Unprecedented Precision
Lasers support certain structures of light known as “eigenmodes.” An international collaboration of experts in gravitational waves, metasurfaces, and photonics has pioneered a new method…
New Technology To Improve Gravitational-Wave Detectors – World’s Most Sensitive Scientific Instruments
A new technology that can improve gravitational-wave detectors, one of the most sensitive instruments used by scientific researchers, has been pioneered by physicists at the…
A New Approach To Rapidly Localize Gravitational Waves To Coordinate Prompt Follow-Up Observations
Multimessenger astronomy is an emerging field that aims to study astronomical objects using different ‘messengers’ or sources, like electromagnetic radiation (light), neutrinos, and gravitational waves….
Ground-Breaking High-Frequency Gravitational Wave Detector Reports Rare Events
A ground-breaking detector that aims to use quartz to capture high-frequency gravitational waves has been built by researchers at the ARC Centre of Excellence for…
A Force From “Nothing” Used to Control and Manipulate Objects
A collaboration between researchers from The University of Western Australia and The University of California Merced has provided a new way to measure tiny forces…
New Simulation Shows What Happens When the Milky Way and Andromeda Galaxies Collide
Astronomers have discovered that our nearest big neighbor, the Andromeda galaxy, is roughly the same size as the Milky Way. It had been thought that…
Magnetic Stimulation Shifts Abnormal Neural Connections Towards Their Correct Locations
A newly published study demonstrated that weak sequential electromagnetic pulses on mice can shift abnormal neural connections toward their correct locations in the brain. Researchers…
Lunar Rock Samples Reveal Evidence of a Huge Meteorite Strike
Lunar rock samples reveal evidence of a huge meteorite strike 4.2 billion years ago. A WA geologist analyzing lunar rock samples collected during the Apollo…
