Science
Scientific discoveries and research
Bee more specific: New radar tech could improve identification and tracking of key pollinators
Scientists from Trinity and Technical University of Denmark have developed a new radar-based technique that could address a critical gap in global conservation...
The ocean is fighting climate change: How people are trying to help it
We replaced the stove with plywood, turning the kitchen of the dive boat into an impromptu research lab. Plugging in wires and connecting tubing, we assembled a...
Ganymede's unique magnetic field may be powered by ongoing core formation—not a cooling core
Ganymede is not only Jupiter's largest moon, but also the largest in our solar system and one of the few that hosts a massive ice ocean. Adding to this planet-l...
Non-rotating early galaxy is a surprise to astronomers
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have made a surprising discovery about a galaxy long, long ago and far, far away: It isn't rotating. That's som...
AI cuts wildlife tracking time from months to days
Artificial intelligence can dramatically speed up the painstaking work of tracking wildlife with remote cameras, cutting analysis time from months or even a yea...
A snapshot of food insecurity among immigrants
When you hear the term "food insecurity," what do you imagine? Do you equate it with poor dietary practices—in other words, eating badly? And do you believe the...
Genetics link Angola's 'ghost elephants' to populations hundreds of miles away
For more than a decade, conservation biologist Steve Boyes searched for "ghost elephants"—nocturnal giants rumored to roam a remote, high-altitude wetland in ea...
A close brush with Mars will reshape NASA's Psyche journey in a way few missions attempt
NASA's Psyche spacecraft will get a boost from Mars on Friday, May 15, passing just 2,800 miles (4,500 kilometers) from the planet's surface at some 12,333 mph...
Saturday Citations: Psychedelic therapeutics; interoception and well-being; a hidden linguistic bias
This week, researchers reported that the human brain is capable of sophisticated language processing while in an unconscious state during general anesthesia. An...
What is the 'gray rock' method for dealing with narcissists or difficult family members?
If you're dealing with a relationship marked by conflict, criticism or manipulation—be it with a parent, co-parent or colleague—chances are you've come across t...
Lonely Jupiter-like planet 900 light years away tells us more about gas giants
One night last fall, University of Cincinnati astrophysics graduate Paul Smith waited anxiously for data to start rolling across his computer screen from the Ja...
This tiny grain-of-rice sensor gives robots a new sense and changes what delicate tools can detect
Researchers have developed a sensor about the size of a grain of rice that can measure forces and twisting motions in all directions using light instead of trad...