Science
Scientific discoveries and research
Old-growth tropical forests bear lasting legacy of ancient Maya civilization
Rainforests in Central America that have remained largely untouched by modern human activities could bear the invisible imprint of ancient Maya civilizations. N...
Fieldwork safety emerges as a structural challenge for ecological research
A new Viewpoint in the journal BioScience argues that gender-based and sexual violence (GBSV) in ecological fieldwork should be understood not as a series of is...
Los Angeles Basin map shows deep sediments that could amplify earthquake shaking
In computer simulations of the Big One—a large-magnitude earthquake that may occur along the San Andreas Fault in California—seismic waves ripple from the epice...
Some of Australia's biggest companies are planning for an unbearable climate future
Even as unprecedented fires and heat waves rage across Europe, scientists track the retreat of Antarctic sea ice and a supercharged El Niño system heads our way...
Growing bacteria line up single-file, then buckle in liquid crystals
When scientists study bacteria that are not in a Petri dish or a test tube but in environments that more closely mimic their actual microbial habitats, they oft...
Drone laser scans map more than 1,000 trees across 90-acre campus
It took one drone, 300 million laser data points and seven teams of students on foot to map Wake Forest University's trees. Led by Ovidiu Csillik, an assistant...
A supermassive black hole erupted in X-rays, and its radio jets followed 300 days later
By combining roughly two decades of observations from NASA's Swift X-ray Telescope with radio monitoring, astronomers have caught a supermassive black hole at t...
Research highlights hidden impact of domestic violence on women and their pets
New research from James Cook University has found that women experiencing domestic violence are often forced to choose between their own safety and the safety o...
When exposed to air, new nanomaterial becomes magnetic at high temperatures
While fridge magnets are great for saving favorite recipes, modern magnetic materials are useful for improving fiber optics or quantum information science techn...
Engagement-driven curation can trap culture consumers in 'overfamiliarity,' leading to less long-term satisfaction
Sometimes you can be too good at your job. Take streaming services, like Spotify or Netflix. With engagement as their main goal, their recommendation algorithms...
New research compares civil servant experiences under Trump in the US to those under Bolsonaro in Brazil
A new comparative survey of nearly 150 career civil servants (66 in the U.S. and 82 in Brazil) probed differences in bureaucratic responses to democratic backsl...
In Japan's mountains, a different way to manage bears
As a sensor sounded, scientist Akiko Takii hurried to a bear trap deep in the forests of Nagano, Japan, where rising attacks nationwide have brought fear and re...