Science
Scientific discoveries and research
Net-casting spiders' adjustable silk stiffness point to tunable fiber design
What makes spider silk so extraordinarily strong and elastic at the same time? This was the focus of recent investigations carried out by researchers from the U...
Study shows the hominid population of Sima de los Huesos had a varied diet
Researchers at the Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH) have led a study, recently published in the Journal of Human Evolution, o...
Twisted oxide crystals show how atomic patterns alone can trap or repel electrons
It has been revealed that simply twisting and stacking two layers of oxide crystals can allow the atomic arrangement itself to control the behavior of electrons...
Massive star WOH G64 is still a red supergiant—for now
An international team of astronomers led by a researcher at Keele University has solved a long-standing cosmic mystery surrounding one of the most extreme stars...
Magnetic superhighways discovered in a starburst galaxy's winds
Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), an international team of astronomers has mapped a magnetic highway driving a powerful galactic wi...
Showing real climate wins and friendships helps people join collective climate efforts
What does it take to spur individuals to act as a group with a shared purpose on climate change? According to a new Stanford-led study, the key is to show them...
Parasite behind toxoplasmosis hides multiple distinct subtypes inside each cyst
A University of California, Riverside team of scientists has found that Toxoplasma gondii, a common parasite affecting up to one-third of the global population,...
Climate-risk scores guide major decisions, but underlying science is rarely open
When families decide where to buy a home, when cities approve new development, or when governments decide where to invest billions in resilience, they increasin...
One week in a foster home can dramatically improve shelter dogs' lives
Millions of dogs enter U.S. animal shelters each year, and while many eventually find new homes, the experience can be deeply stressful. Loud kennels, erratic r...
Europe's next-generation weather satellite sends back first images
The first images from the Meteosat Third Generation-Sounder satellite have been shared at the European Space Conference in Brussels, showing how the mission wil...
Did You Feel It? Expanding use of an earthquake crowdsourcing tool
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) crowdsourcing platform Did You Feel It? (DYFI) rapidly transforms people's earthquake shaking intensity experiences into detai...
Marine volcanic plateaus tied to at least 4 Triassic extinction events
Mass extinctions are extremely catastrophic events on Earth. Throughout Earth's evolutionary history, numerous mass extinctions have occurred, with five major m...