Drones Capture How Ocean Turbulence Affect Foraging Patterns of Seabirds

Medicine & Technology Apr 28, 2021

With the help of drones, researchers discovered that the foraging behavior of seabirds is largely affected by the turbulence from coastal features surrounding it and man-made structures on the ocean.

Muon Scanning Finds Toxic Mercury Chloride in 160-Year-Old Japanese Medicine Vial

Apr 25, 2021

A cutting-edge X-ray process revealed the contents of a 160-year-old medicine box from Japan containing laxatives used by a famed doctor from the East Asian country's Edo period.

New Astrophysics Code Models Stellar Collision Faster

Apr 25, 2021

A new code is capable of generating stellar collision models with greater speed and efficiency.

Muon Anomaly: How A 'Last Hope' Effort Revolutionizes Physics

Apr 18, 2021

Earlier this month, physicists at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) near Chicago reported the results of the Muon g-2 experiment - and a study released the same day challenges decades of study on the subject.

Ocean Waste Concern Among Adults Rise After Seeing Kids' Presentations

Apr 16, 2021

Average adults - like voters and community leaders - tend to show more concern about plastic and other forms of ocean waste after watching kids' presentations.

Graphene System Freezes Electrons With Rising Temperature

Apr 08, 2021

In a new discovery regarding graphene, two research teams independently discovered a particular graphene system whose electrons "freeze" as temperature rises.

'Endangered' Right Whales Post Highest Birth Rates Since 2015

Apr 03, 2021

Endangered right whales in the North Atlantic were discovered to have given birth to a large number of off springs over the winter, the largest in fact since 2015 - a hopeful return to life after researchers were shocked to find the marine mammals having no known off springs three years ago.

Trapped in Time: The Ice Age Never Officially Ended in a Part of the Black Sea

Apr 01, 2021

In a deep part of the Black Sea, situated between Europe and Asia, the waters still respond to a climate change pattern prompted by the last Ice Age - a period which officially ended about 12,000 years ago.

Discovery in Quantum Theory Could Solve Baryon Asymmetry Problem

Feb 22, 2021

Quantum theorists looking to solve one of the field's persisting problems found something that benefits other fields of physics instead.

Researchers Observe How Mesocrystals Form

Feb 18, 2021

Materials tend to behave differently under very small environments, such as in the micro and nano scales. In some substances, it includes the formation of mesocrystals - and researchers have observed their formation for the first time.

Nano-Origami Leads to Smallest ICs to Date

Feb 17, 2021

Using graphene and other 2D materials, physicists were able to create the smallest microchips so far by using "nano-origami techniques."

Australian Research Expedition Finds Native Lizard Ancestor

Feb 16, 2021

An expedition, this time to a large inland salt lake, has uncovered a tiny new skink - a fossil ancestry to the modern Australian blue-tongued lizards.

UAE’s Maiden ‘Hope’ Probe Set to Reach Mars on Feb 9

Feb 08, 2021

The "Hope" space probe, from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) maiden space mission, is scheduled to reach the Martian orbit on Tuesday, February 9.

University of Sydney Student Develops Ingenious Technique to Find Missing Matter

Feb 07, 2021

Astronomers now have a new method for detecting missing matter, using distant galaxies as "scintillating pins" to identify these mysterious materials.

Arranged Nanoblocks Help Improve Solar Cell Efficiency

Feb 03, 2021

A new technique for fabricating solar cells, with the help of specially arranged nanoblocks, could significantly improve their efficiency.