Science
Can’t make it to the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art for the 'Star Wars' display? This is the companion book set you’re looking for!
Prepare for a lightspeed tour of Lucas's lifetime collection ofpaintings, posters, comics, concept art, and illustrations
Fluorescent reaction maps reveal how catalyst activity changes with operating conditions
Catalysts spur chemical reactions used across industries, from producing fuels and medicines to manufacturing chemicals and treating pollutants. Improving their performance requir…
Over 60% of Connecticut horses exposed to Leptospira bacteria, study finds
Leptospirosis is a neglected zoonotic disease caused by pathogenic Leptospira bacteria and can affect humans and animals, including horses.
Custom frame timing captures ultrafast events across five orders of magnitude in time
Most conventional methods of ultrafast photography use evenly spaced intervals in which images are taken, but new developments have shown how much can be left out of the story, es…
A century of records paints a worrying picture for Europe's bees
In most parts of Europe, bees have become less widespread during the last 100 years, according to a new study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Scien…
Unraveling DNA repair: How cells protect their genetic blueprint
Every cell in the human body faces a chronic challenge: protecting its DNA. Whenever cells divide, their genetic material must be copied accurately. But DNA is continuously under …
The Orionid meteor shower is coming. Here's how and when to watch
The Orionids—one of two major meteor showers caused by remnants from Halley's Comet—will peak this week, though a large moon will dim visibility until after it sets late at night.
Jackdaw North Sea gasfield to get go-ahead in blow to climate campaigners
Move signals Andy Burnham’s commitment to the North Sea industry but threatens to undermine Labour’s green credentialsThe Jackdaw gasfield will be given the go-ahead on Wednesday,…
A pulsar's apparent slowdown reveals a rare stellar trio
Pulsars are rapidly rotating neutron stars, the extremely dense cores left behind when massive stars explode. Astrophysicists have recently observed a pulsar rotating over 300 tim…
NASA’s SR-1 Freedom Advances with Progress on Nuclear Power Module
Destined for Mars and beyond, NASA’s Space Reactor-1 (SR-1) Freedom will be humanity’s first fission-powered spacecraft to travel outside Earth’s orbit. Announced during NASA’s “I…
Steering electrons with extreme ultraviolet light—team achieves quantum coherent control
Light is one of the most powerful tools scientists have for probing matter. By interacting with electrons, light reveals how atoms, molecules and materials are structured and how …
Jeff Bezos is playing the long game with Blue Origin (op-ed)
If Blue Origin goes public, it will have to meet the expectations of shareholders. Jeff Bezos may therefore want to establish a stronger business before committing to a listing.
NASA experimental Mars helicopter blade designs target longer flights
NASA researchers are developing the future of flight on Mars, laying the groundwork for helicopters with the ability to fly higher and farther while conducting science on the Red …
A supercomputer is about to launch to the moon for the 1st time, aboard a rover named FLIP
And yes, it has AI.
'Raman barcodes' distinguish 20 SARS-CoV-2 variants by their RNA architecture
A research team led by distinguished professor Giuseppe Pezzotti at the Biomedical Engineering Center, Kansai Medical University (Japan), has demonstrated that differences in the …
Individual atomic collisions can now be detected in the lab, potentially opening up pathways to new physics
Tiny atoms and molecules are constantly bombarding each other all around us. While we regularly measure the large-scale effects of these interactions, measuring the effect of each…
Mayer Hillman obituary
Pioneer of ideas about the climate crisis and road safety, and a champion of walking, cycling and children’s mobilityIn the late 1990s, the social scientist and author Mayer Hillm…
Eighteen years of whale call research reveals key habitat of mysterious species
In a boost for the conservation of one of the world's most elusive and least-understood whale species, researchers analyzing more than 18 years of underwater acoustic recordings c…
Hot plasma may explain how rapidly feeding black holes launch powerful jets
Some supermassive black holes rapidly consume surrounding matter while simultaneously firing powerful streams of plasma into space at nearly the speed of light. However, this crea…
The road to discovery: DNA in the air maps biodiversity
Curtin University researchers have detected traces of hundreds of plants and animals by collecting DNA from the air as they drove more than 1,100km (684 miles) across Western Aust…
The World Bank Has Withdrawn a Major Loan to an Agribusiness Tied to Deforestation
The world’s development banks continue to finance expansions of large climate-polluting livestock operations, but environmental advocates are notching a victory after they say the…
NASA Experimental Mars Helicopter Blade Designs Target Longer Flights
NASA researchers are developing the future of flight on Mars, laying the groundwork for helicopters with the ability to fly higher and farther while conducting science on the Red …
Quantum probability can't be derived without assuming it first
For nearly a century, physicists have relied on the Born rule to calculate the chances of different outcomes when they measure a quantum system. Yet despite decades of effort, nob…
Scientists discover a promising blood sugar–regulating compound in red alga
It is a dietary staple found in sushi, rice wraps and ramen toppings. Commonly known as nori in Japan and gim in Korea, red seaweed is especially popular across Asia. Yet, despite…