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Astronomy Mar 11, 2024

Researchers investigate the properties of open cluster NGC 6383

Using data from ESA's Gaia satellite, astronomers from Chile have inspected a young open cluster known as NGC 6383. Results of the new study, presented in a paper published March 1 on the pre-print server arXiv, yield important ...

Astronomy Mar 11, 2024

Rethinking galactic origins of interstellar clouds with heavy-element mapping: Research challenges conventional theory

A groundbreaking study of the origins of intermediate-velocity clouds (IVCs) challenges a 20-year-old theory and suggests a new era of deep-space research.

Archaeology Mar 10, 2024

The first Europeans reached Ukraine 1.4 million years ago, new study finds

During warm periods in Earth's history, known as interglacials, glaciers the size of continents pulled back to reveal new landscapes. These were new worlds for early humans to explore and exploit, and 1.4 million years ago ...

Other Mar 9, 2024

Saturday Citations: New hope for rumbly guts; 'alien' signal turns out to be terrestrial and boring. Plus: A cool video

I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Rodents eating herbal remedies. I watched a truck mistaken for an alien message. All those moments will be lost in time, like the Upper West Side under land subsidence.

Social Sciences Mar 8, 2024

Gender bias leads to lower-rated female films, researchers say

"Barbie" might have won the dance-off against "Oppenheimer" at the box office, but a new Robert H. Smith School of Business study may explain why the hot-pink bubble burst well before this Oscar weekend.

General Physics Mar 8, 2024

Pushing the boundary on ultralow frequency gravitational waves

A team of physicists has developed a method to detect gravity waves with such low frequencies that they could unlock the secrets behind the early phases of mergers between supermassive black holes, the heaviest objects in ...

Optics & Photonics Mar 8, 2024

Quantum imaging could create bright future for advanced microscopes

The unique properties of quantum physics could help solve a longstanding problem that prevents microscopes from producing sharper images at the smallest scales, researchers say.

Space Exploration Mar 7, 2024

AI makes a rendezvous in space

Space travel is complex, expensive, and risky. Great sums and valuable payloads are on the line every time one spacecraft docks with another. One slip and a billion-dollar mission could be lost. Aerospace engineers believe ...

Space Exploration Mar 7, 2024

Eclipse chasers head to southern Illinois for 2nd total solar eclipse in 7 years

In 1999, Michelle Nichols saw her first total solar eclipse on a cruise in the Black Sea. It would be many years before she witnessed another one during a visit to southern Illinois in 2017.

Social Sciences Mar 7, 2024

Your kids' screen time may be more creative than you think

Minecraft and Lego blocks, pinecones and Super Mario stars. Maybe it's just us grown-ups making a false distinction between screen play and other kinds of play.

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