Science
Scientific discoveries and research
Richer people have an edge when it comes to getting national park permits
Many outdoor enthusiasts have spent hours in front of a computer, racing to reserve a campsite, backpacking permit or national park entrance ticket. A recent st...
NASA's Curiosity rover catches stunning Martian dawn
A newly released panorama captured by NASA's Curiosity rover offers the most detailed view yet of distant, wind-carved Martian cliffs, highlighting features the...
Diet alone cannot explain differences in gut bacterial communities
Why do the gut microbiomes of people from industrialized and nonindustrialized regions differ? A study by the Helmholtz Center for Infection Research (HZI) in c...
Reading beyond the peaks: Optical analysis decodes spectral complexity in twisted semiconductor layers
A study from the Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), one of the centers under the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), presents...
New Zealand's native plant seeds may survive wildfires
Mākaka (native broom) and kōwhai seeds might be able to survive the heat of fires, new research shows. Scientists heated native and exotic seeds in a lab oven t...
Viewing honey bee colonies as superorganisms could reshape beekeeping practices
A new study seeks to challenge the conventional view of a honey bee colony. Viewing colonies as superorganisms redefines the fundamental biology of the honey be...
Meet the long-legged giants that light up the deep ocean
Thousands of meters below the waves off Australia's east coast, far beyond where sunlight can reach, a stunning light show takes place in the dark. The cause? T...
From food to fuel, AI helps pinpoint how to grow 'microalgae' at scale
Microalgae (microscopic organisms that use light and carbon dioxide to grow) can be used to make ingredients and food for animals, pigments and potentially rene...
How AI could help predict and explain water levels in the Great Lakes
In January 2013, Lake Michigan reached its lowest water level on record. Seven years later, in the summer of 2020, it broke the opposite record with widespread...
New chip-based frequency combs demonstrate potential for portable atomic clocks
The world would look radically different without rulers and measuring tapes that fit into a pocket. Carpenters, fashion designers and engineers rely on these tr...
How cultural background shapes our perception of dance
An international research team led by scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics (MPIEA) in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, conducted an in-d...
Tiny channels between plant cells respond to wound alerts through hydrogen peroxide bursts
When a person falls and gets a cut or a scrape, they often use hydrogen peroxide to clean the wound. This molecular compound is also produced within our cells,...