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Carleton Scientist's Work on Whales Helps Documentary Land an Emmy Award

09.24.2021 01:15 AM

Shane Gero was one of the marine biologists whose work and insights helped shape the documentary "Secrets of the Whales," which recently won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series.

Elephants Benefit from Older Siblings, Especially Sisters, According to New Study

09.24.2021 00:14 AM

A study of semi-captive Asian elephants in Myanmar revealed that young elephants benefit from having older siblings, even more so if they are older sisters.

Proposed NASA Investments Get Commendation from Coalition for Deep Space Exploration

09.16.2021 00:37 AM

The Coalition for Deep Space Exploration expresses appreciation for the House Science, Space, and Technology (SS&T) Committee for proposing the inclusion of $4.4 billion in funding for NASA.

'Goldilocks' Superconductors One Step Closer With New Cerium Superhydrides

09.15.2021 22:11 PM

Researchers from the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech), together with their colleagues from China, were able to experimentally demonstrate superconductivity in cerium superhydrides.

Colorado School of Mines, Lockheed Martin Tasks Students with 'Over the Dusty Moon Challenge'

09.09.2021 21:14 PM

Colorado School of Mines has teamed up with aerospace and defense leader Lockheed Martin to announce a global student design challenge open to all student teams coming from any accredited university worldwide.

New Study Shows Benefits From Free Curcumin, Protecting the Brain, Other Organs from Alzheimer’s

09.09.2021 07:07 AM

A new study reveals that CURCUGREEN® (BCM-95®) turmeric extract, created by Arjuna Natural Pvt, Ltd., could help reduce the damage that Alzheimer's disease could cause on organs aside from the brain.

Bezos, Milner Fund Altos Labs on Anti-Aging Research; New Biological Reprogramming Start-up Focuses on Age Reversal

09.06.2021 06:52 AM

Altos Labs, an upcoming Silicon Valley company, dedicated to anti-aging research, is supposedly backed by some of the world's wealthiest.

Race Against Time To Trace Oil Spill Source in Gulf of Mexico, Was It Caused by Hurricane Ida?

09.06.2021 06:10 AM

The U.S. Coast guard, together with various clean-up crews on-site, are trying to trace the origin of an oil spill off the Gulf of Mexico that happened shortly after Hurricane Ida.

Supervolcanoes Still Active, Hazardous After Massive Eruptions Thousands of Years Ago

09.04.2021 02:33 AM

Although supervolcanoes have not made massive super-eruptions for thousands of years, they remain active and dangerous. It stresses the necessity to approach them and offer insights that can potentially predict their activities.

Higher Is Faster: Study Reveals Effect of Altitude, Environment on Bird, Mammal Evolution Rate in High Regions

09.03.2021 23:13 PM

A new study suggests that the rise and fall of Earth's landscapes have also affected the evolution of animals, with birds and mammals in mountainous regions evolving quicker.

WAX Launches 'Green NFTs,' Gives the Blockchain a Stake in the Environment

09.03.2021 08:40 AM

The Worldwide Asset eXchange (WAX), the world leader in the trading of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), has released its new collection of "Carbon Offset vIRL NFTs," digitally tradeable items that help the environment in return.

WWF, National Foods Limited Team Up for 'LetsPlantOurFuture' Campaign

09.03.2021 08:10 AM

Multinational food producer National Foods Limited collaborated with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in Pakistan to protect the environment.

NASA's New Online Tool Opens IPCC Data on Sea Level to Public, Aims To Influence Economic, Public Policy To Favor Environment

09.03.2021 08:03 AM

The NASA Sea Level Change Team released the 'Sea Level Projection Tool,' an online platform that opens the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) data to the public.

Strange Electron Behavior Found in IBSC, Could Help Explain Superconductivity

09.03.2021 06:32 AM

Researchers discovered a strange signal that revealed how electrons are arranged in iron-based superconducting materials (IBSC), and it could help explain electron response during superconductivity.

AWC Returns Locally Extinct Brush-tailed Bettongs to Northern Territory After 60 Years

09.03.2021 01:34 AM

The Australian Wildlife Conservancy (AWC) celebrated its 30 years of effective conservation work by reintroducing woylies, or brush-tailed bettongs, to the Northern Territory, where the species were extinct for over 60 years.

Healthcare Sector Turns to Smart Technology, IoT; User Privacy at Risk?

08.31.2021 08:36 AM

While smart technology has allowed efficient medical data management and closer monitoring of our health, preventing more serious diseases in the process, the healthcare sector adopting it en masse has raised serious privacy concerns.

Standards in Machine Learning Key to Continuous Advancement, Requires Trust Among Researchers

08.31.2021 06:11 AM

Machine learning is a relatively recent field of study, yet it has brought progress to other areas. Currently, a team of researchers is looking to set standards for its use.

Supercomputer Tracks Chaotic Young Galaxies As They Mature Into Orderly Forms, New Simulation Shows

08.28.2021 01:01 AM

Just like humans, galaxies, such as the Milky Way, also tend to start chaotically, straightening themselves out into more recognizable shapes like spiral galaxies as they grow up and mature.

Hycean Worlds: Studying 'Mini-Neptunes' Could Advance Search for Extraterrestrial Life

08.27.2021 23:34 PM

In the search for extraterrestrial life, scientists turned to potentially habitable exoplanets and have found K2-18b, a planet belonging to a class called 'Hycean worlds.'

International Study Develops Technique To Visualize Microscopic 3D Displacements, Suggests Potential Uses

08.27.2021 09:25 AM

An international project involving PSL University in France, Harvard University in the U.S., and the Central University of Punjab in India devised a new technique for visualizing microscopic 3D displacement of an object across a large surface.

Researchers Discover New AIEE Aromatic Molecule, Promises Applications in Sensing and Medicine

08.27.2021 07:04 AM

A new study reports the discovery of a novel aggregation-induced enhanced emission (AIEE) molecule, one that has potential applications in nanogating, sensing, and targeted drug release.

Janus Graphene: Asymmetric, Two-Faced Material Could Turn Sodium-Ion Batteries Into Sustainable Energy Storage

08.26.2021 11:30 AM

A new nanomaterial, called the Janus Graphene, could further improve sodium-ion batteries as a potentially sustainable energy storage solution.

Most Perfect Graphene: Single-Crystal Specimen Has No Wrinkles, Folds, Adlayers

08.26.2021 08:51 AM

A new study has grown large-area, single-crystal graphene that has no flaws - and it may be the most perfect sample synthesized so far.

Solving the Prions' Puzzle: Medical Imaging Breakthrough Completes 30-Year-Old Project

08.25.2021 06:38 AM

A team of scientists has generated high-resolution 3D images of dangerous prions, building on a 30-year-old project, and is expected to offer insights into how prions assemble and behave.

Self-Healing Earth: Volcanoes Regulate Carbon Emissions in Atmosphere, Global Temperatures; Possible Answer to Climate Change

08.24.2021 08:13 AM

While volcanoes have long been held to be an inevitable cause of disaster from the Earth's moving plates, a new study reveals how they help the Earth regulate atmospheric carbon dioxide and, in turn, stabilize global temperatures.

Infinitely Expanding Universe: How Science Attempts To Explain the Multiverse

08.24.2021 05:45 AM

One of the most exciting concepts right now is the existence of a multiverse - the notion that there are infinitely many universes. However, is this more than just sci-fi writing, and is science actually working to confirm it?

Crystal to Control Spin Qubits by the Millions; Could Solve Current Quantum Computing Design Limits

08.23.2021 07:10 AM

New technology for managing up to millions of spin qubits could take quantum computing devices one step closer to large-scale availability.

Data From NASA NuSTAR Reveals Importance of Perspective; More Undetected Ultraluminous X-ray Source Possible

08.23.2021 05:44 AM

New data from the NASA Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) space observatory show that some of the universe's brightest objects, the ultraluminous X-ray sources (ULX), might be virtually invisible if they are pointed somewhere else.

Largest Carbon Reservoir: New Study Estimates Deposit in Earth’s Outer Core

08.21.2021 02:01 AM

A new collaboration from Florida State University (FSU) and Rice University reveals just how much carbon is stored in the Earth's outer core, and it might be the largest carbon reservoir on the planet.

Research Brings New Technique That Locates, Monitors Individual Atoms in Nanoparticles While Moving

08.20.2021 23:02 PM

A new method can identify and locate individual atoms in these nanoscale materials, even when they are moving and vibrating.