Science
Scientific discoveries and research
121-million-year-old fossils suggest Longipteryx had no tail feathers
Around 121 million years ago, somewhere in modern northeastern China, an early bird took to the skies. If you drew its silhouette, you'd notice something was mi...
Radio images reveal disturbances from Betelgeuse's mysterious companion that lurks within its shadows
The well-known star Betelgeuse has a mysterious houseguest—and it's shaking the rafters, rattling the pipes and slamming the cupboards (metaphorically speaking)...
Technician cracks 1,600-year-old mystery to replicate color-changing effect of Roman glass masterpiece
The Lycurgus Cup, a world-renowned 4th-century A.D. artifact housed in the British Museum, is constructed of "dichroic" glass that shifts from jade green in ref...
Marine molecule may help combat 'brain-eating' amoeba
Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM), a parasitic disease that causes the rapid deterioration of brain tissue, is one of the most lethal infections known,...
The mathematics of growing a shell—recreating diverse mollusk shells with just three inputs
Kaushik Bhattacharya is an engineer and materials scientist, but he has always been fascinated by seashells. Part of the draw is the "beautiful" idea that even...
Anyone Can Dock: Molecular docking platform brings protein-binding predictions to smartphones, tablets and computers
A new platform, developed by researchers at the Center for Computational Sciences, University of Tsukuba, in collaboration with Mahidol University, makes molecu...
Webb links interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS to worlds beyond Neptune through similar ice signatures
A Southwest Research Institute–led study used NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to examine ice grains streaming from interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, just the third...
Crowdsourced collaborations: Using AI, social media to find potential brand partners
Brand collaborations have been growing in popularity as a powerful marketing tool for businesses looking to generate hype and expand their customer base, but br...
Ancient fault suggests earthquake heating may amplify tsunami-triggering slip
In 2011, a huge earthquake struck eastern Japan. The magnitude 9.1 earthquake caused shaking at its epicenter for almost six minutes. However, its effects didn'...
Lean Six Sigma framework for developing doctoral research problem statements outlined in white paper
University of Phoenix College of Doctoral Studies has published a new white paper, "Building a Lean Six Sigma–Based Background of the Problem and Problem Statem...
Mathematical puzzle from 1904 takes physical form in gold-studded helium droplets
When identical charges repel each other but are confined to the surface of a sphere, they seek the arrangement with the lowest possible energy. The idea is simp...
Millipede from South Australia rediscovered and described 90 years after it was first collected
The new species Colobothrix deckeri is in the millipede family Dalodesmidae. It is remarkable because it is the first in its moisture-loving family to be found...