Gas that collects and accumulates into a mini-galaxy in the process of building. While this is how galaxies form according to theories and computer simulations, it had never been seen before. Credit: NASA Using the James Webb Space Telescope, researchers at the University of Copenhagen have become the first to see the formation of three … Read more
After spotting someone who has aged gracefully or perhaps looks and acts decades younger than their age, you may have heard someone comment, “Those are good genes.” Genetics influence the aging process, says Robert J. Pignolo, MD, Ph.D., past chairman of the Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology at the Mayo Clinic and the Robert and … Read more
Copper River king salmon wait to be weighed aboard the fishing tender F/V Lucid Dream in May 2021. (Emily Mesner Archives / DNA) A federal fisheries agency on Thursday launched a 12-month review to determine whether Alaskan king salmon should be listed as an endangered or threatened species. The National Marine Fisheries Service will study … Read more
Mechanism for enhanced electromechanical response and anomalous thickness scaling in antiferroelectric PbZrO3 thin films. Credit: Materials of Nature (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41563-024-01907-y Lighting a gas grill, taking an ultrasound, using an ultrasonic toothbrush, these actions involve the use of materials that can translate an electrical voltage into a change in shape and vice versa. Known as … Read more
Six years ago, Elon Musk’s SpaceX launched a Tesla into space, in a stunt that even the most die-hard Musk-haters would eagerly admit is pretty cool. The roadster has since been on an endless journey, currently leaving Earth at an impressive 25,290 kilometers per hour (15,715 miles per hour), with a more impressive fuel efficiency … Read more
The head of the Environment Agency has admitted that freedom of information requests have been buried by the regulator because the truth about England’s environment is embarrassing. Philip Duffy, the body’s chief executive, told an audience at the UK Rivers Summit in Morden, south London, this week that his officials were concerned about revealing the … Read more
Rendering of the topological photonic insulator developed in the study. Credit: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have fabricated a device no wider than a human hair that will help physicists probe the fundamental nature of matter and light. Their findings, published in the journal Nanotechnology of natureit could also support the development … Read more
NASA’s InSight lander may be relaxing into retirement on Mars, but the robot continues to provide the space agency with valuable information. The lander on November 26, 2018 began its mission to Mars: to collect data on the structure of the planet, its seismic activity and the frequency of meteorites. The robot then ran out … Read more
Fossil fuel companies are forcing governments to compensate them for lost revenue in the transition to a low-carbon global economy and destroying the world’s ability to counter their harmful activities, former senior officials have warned. of the UN. Mary Robinson, the former president of Ireland, who was a two-time UN climate envoy, said she was … Read more