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Space Exploration Apr 16, 2024

Space exploration: A luxury or a necessity?

"Oh, come on Daniel, space travel is so expensive, and pointless!" These were the words of my friend Max, during a Christmas party where I was discussing my thesis project: studying places on Earth where the living conditions ...

Astronomy Dec 7, 2023

UFOs: How astronomers are searching the sky for alien probes near Earth

There has been increased interest in unidentified flying objects (UFOs) ever since the Pentagon's 2021 report revealed what appears to be anomalous objects in US airspace, dubbed unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP). Fast ...

Polymers Nov 14, 2023

Chemist unlocks plastic alternatives using proteins and clothing scraps

Every year, 400 million tons of plastic waste are generated worldwide. Between 19 and 23 million tons of that plastic waste makes its way into aquatic ecosystems, and the remaining goes into the ground. An additional 92 million ...

General Physics Nov 13, 2023

How to think about a four-dimensional universe

In Einstein's famous theory of relativity the concepts of immutable space and time aren't just put aside, they're explicitly and emphatically rejected. Space and time are now woven into a coexisting fabric. That is to say, ...

Paleontology & Fossils Nov 6, 2023

New 'little bitty' dinosaur discovered in North Texas

Scientists from the Perot Museum of Nature and Science recently named a newly discovered species of a plant-eating dinosaur, suggesting the animal once used to roam eastern North America more than 96 million years ago.

Analytical Chemistry Aug 10, 2023

Testing of Vlad the Impaler's letters show he may have had condition causing his tears to be mixed with blood

A team of chemical scientists from the University of Catania, SpringStyle Tech Design Ltd, Romania National Archives and Politecnico di Milano, Via Mancinelli, has found evidence suggesting that Vlad the Impaler, may have ...

Plants & Animals Jun 16, 2023

Deep sea dive from a desk uncovers three new species

Queensland Museum Network Sessile Marine Invertebrate Researcher, Dr. Merrick Ekins has described three new species of carnivorous sponges collected two kilometers below the surface on the Great Barrier Reef. The study is ...

Environment May 9, 2023

Scientists raise concerns about popular COVID disinfectants

The COVID-19 pandemic has boosted the unnecessary use of antimicrobial chemicals linked to health problems, antimicrobial resistance, and environmental harm, warn more than two dozen scientists in Environmental Science & ...

Space Exploration Jan 19, 2023

Hera spacecraft to return to binary asteroid to survey crater left by DART

One of last year's space highlights was the NASA DART mission's collision with Dimorphos, the small moon of the binary asteroid Didymos (seen left). The impact measurably shifted the target asteroid's orbit around its primary ...

Social Sciences Nov 8, 2022

New report reveals link between online and offline violence against women journalists

A report into online violence against women journalists draws on Department of Computer Science research to call for urgent action by U.K. policymakers to protect lives, livelihoods and press freedom.

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