Having Your Tonsils Out as a Child May Have a Drastic Impact on Your Life
A stunning mental health link emerges.
Revolutionizing Quantum Tech: Palm-Sized Lasers Break Lab Boundaries
UC Santa Barbara researchers developed a compact, low-cost laser that matches the performance of lab-scale systems. Using rubidium atoms and advanced chip integration, it enables applications like quantum computing, timekeeping, and environmental sensing, including satellite-based gravitational mapping. For experiments requiring
Unlocking Nature’s Secret: How Invisible Forces Create Perfect Patterns
A new model reveals how molecular interactions drive order in active systems. Scientists from the Department of Living Matter Physics at the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization (MPI-DS) have found that non-reciprocal interactions can enhance order in active
Sleeping Monster of the Early Universe Revealed by James Webb
Astronomers have discovered a massive dormant black hole from the early universe, just 800 million years after the Big Bang, using the James Webb Space Telescope. This black hole, with a mass 400 million times that of our Sun, challenges
New Pain Pathway Discovery Could Revolutionize Chronic Pain Treatment
Cellular research indicates that neuropilin-1 plays a crucial role in pain signaling, presenting a potential pathway for developing or repurposing treatments to manage chronic pain. Researchers at the NYU Pain Research Center have identified a novel receptor for nerve growth
What if the Persians had defeated Alexander the Great?
The world we live in might be unrecognizable if Alexander the Great had been defeated by the Persians.
Watch Greenland lose 563 cubic miles of ice in under 30 seconds in disturbing new time-lapse video
Satellite imagery from NASA and the European Space Agency reveal 13 years of melt on the Greenland Ice Sheet.
'Mirror life forms' may sound like science fiction, but scientists warn they could be deadly to humans and destroy the environment
Bacteria that are mirror images of existing ones could evade our immune systems, causing serious illness.
Shedding light on snow's crucial role in Earth's climate system
EU researchers are braving extreme Arctic conditions to shed light on snow's crucial role in Earth's climate system.
ESA and NASA satellites deliver first joint picture of Greenland Ice Sheet melting
Academics from Northumbria University are part of an international research team which has used data from satellites to track changes in the thickness of the Greenland Ice Sheet.
Melting sea ice in Antarctica causes ocean storms, scientists say
The record-breaking retreat of Antarctic sea ice in 2023 has led to more frequent storms over newly exposed parts of the Southern Ocean, according to a study published Wednesday.
California e-bike voucher program flooded with almost 100,000 applications in just 45 minutes
The California Air Resources Board said vouchers for its E-Bike Incentive Project are temporarily unavailable after applicants flooded the agency with requests.
