Millions of moths have engulfed Madrid in a population explosion blamed on spring rains, a sudden blast of summer heat and winds that have wafted them in as unwelcome guests to the Spanish capital.

Biology - Ecology

Jun 17, 2013 2 / 5 (1) 0

(Phys.org) —Sandia National Laboratories researchers want airports, border checkpoints and others to detect homemade explosives made with hydrogen peroxide without nabbing people whose toothpaste happens ...

Chemistry - Analytical Chemistry

Jun 13, 2013 not rated yet 0

(Phys.org) —A team of researchers with members from the U.S., Germany and Ukraine is claiming in a paper they've had published in the journal Planetary and Space Science, that they have found evidence to pro ...

Space & Earth - Space Exploration

Jun 12, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 1 |

(Phys.org) —The face-on Pinwheel spiral galaxy is seen at ultraviolet wavelengths in this image taken by ESA's XMM-Newton space telescope.

Space & Earth - Astronomy

Jun 11, 2013 3 / 5 (2) 0

(Phys.org) —A team of British researchers has published a paper in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences refuting claims made by a research team in 2007 suggesting that humans migrated to Ind ...

Other Sciences - Archaeology & Fossils

Jun 11, 2013 4.5 / 5 (11) 8 |

(Phys.org) —A trio of researchers working in Spain suggests in a paper published in the journal Nature Physics that the surface of some neutron stars might be "lumpy." Stars with such a surface might help e ...

Physics - General Physics

Jun 10, 2013 5 / 5 (8) 3 |

Medieval chronicles have given an international group of researchers a glimpse into the past to assess how historical volcanic eruptions affected the weather in Ireland up to 1500 years ago.

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

Jun 05, 2013 4.7 / 5 (10) 1 |

Most skygazers recognize the Orion Nebula, one of the closest stellar nurseries to Earth. Although it makes for great views in backyard telescopes, the Orion Nebula is far from the most prolific star-forming ...

Space & Earth - Astronomy

Jun 05, 2013 4.7 / 5 (3) 3 |

(Phys.org) —A chemical that's often the key ingredient in improvised explosive devices (IEDs) can be quickly and safely detected in trace amounts by a new polymer created by a team of Cornell chemists.

Chemistry - Polymers

Jun 05, 2013 4.7 / 5 (3) 0 |

(Phys.org) —Astronomers have discovered light echoing off material surrounding a recent supernova explosion, SN 2009ig. The dust and gas that are reflecting the light are so close to the eruption center ...

Space & Earth - Astronomy

Jun 04, 2013 4.2 / 5 (6) 10 |

European researchers have developed and tested a light-weight device capable of detecting extremely minute quantities of explosives from up to 20 metres away, providing an invaluable law-enforcement tool ...

Technology - Engineering

May 24, 2013 not rated yet 0

(Phys.org) —Magnetars – the dense remains of dead stars that erupt sporadically with bursts of high-energy radiation - are some of the most extreme objects known in the Universe. A major campaign using ...

Space & Earth - Astronomy

May 23, 2013 4.8 / 5 (15) 6 |

Two months ago, on March 17th, 2013, a small space rock weighing just 88 pounds (40kg), travelling at 56,000 miles per hour, smashed into the lunar surface creating a flash so bright that viewers looking at the Moon at the ...

Space & Earth - Space Exploration

May 21, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 0

A small armband which can be attached to the injured. An information board containing a complete visual record of events. This is technology helping to improve communications during major national disasters.

Technology - Telecom

May 13, 2013 not rated yet 0

(Phys.org) —Andrei Zlobin of the Russian Academy of Sciences' Vernadsky State Geological Museum, claims in a paper he's uploaded to the preprint server arXiv, that he's found rocks he believe to be fro ...

Space & Earth - Space Exploration

May 03, 2013 4.7 / 5 (6) 2 |