Science
Scientific discoveries and research
Ultrafast scanning tunneling microscopy reaches the quantum mechanical space-time limit for the first time
Werner Heisenberg's famous uncertainty principle describes one of the most intriguing features of quantum physics: certain pairs of physical quantities describi...
Study reveals systemic barriers slowing down circular plastics transition
A new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows that the transition toward a circular plastics economy is hindered by systemic interdependencies and in...
Paleontological study shows climate change makes marine animals shrink
Whether mussels, crustaceans or fish, marine animals have been responding to environmental crises with a reduction in body size for hundreds of millions of year...
First assessment of online global trade in brachyuran land crabs
New research has begun to lift the lid on the global online trade in land crabs, leading scientists to call for closer monitoring and regulation to better under...
Researchers recreate a lost Ming Dynasty goldworking technique to make replica royal jewelry
Chinese goldsmiths working during the Ming Dynasty were masters of their craft, capable of creating intricate and elaborate jewelry pieces. The evidence is ther...
Tax-avoiding firms more likely to greenwash, analysis of 391 ASX companies suggests
Businesses today face growing dual pressures to deliver strong financial performance while also demonstrating environmental and social responsibility. New resea...
Long-lived radio outburst from black hole exhibits properties of the early universe
Short-lived sources of radio radiation in the sky, known as radio transients, can originate in the vicinity of supermassive black holes in the centers of galaxi...
Narrow time windows shaped passage for salmon, trout and lamprey at Haringvliet sluices, 18-year analysis shows
A new study published in Movement Ecology describes how migratory fish passed through the Haringvliet Sluices before the introduction of Kierbeheer (the partial...
JWST discovers a new barred spiral galaxy
An international team of astronomers reports the discovery of a new massive barred spiral galaxy. The newfound galaxy, designated M1149-BSG-z5, was identified u...
Study demonstrates neurotransmitter communication in immune cells directly for the first time
Researchers at the University of Münster and Ruhr University Bochum have demonstrated for the first time in real time that the body's own defense cells use cate...
How transformative competencies can be integrated into existing degree programs
Enabling people to reflect critically on societal changes and participate in meeting major challenges is the purpose of teaching transformative competencies. In...
Fighting an emerging threat to strawberry crops
A few years ago, Austin Wrenn noticed something unsettling in his strawberry greenhouses at Wrenn's Farm in Zebulon, North Carolina. He was one of the first gro...