A new study by researchers at the University of Hertfordshire, published today in journal Astronomy and Astrophysics, has found evidence that the gaseous envelopes around larger galaxies are similar to the state of Earth's ...
Astronomy
Jul 11, 2019
5
1
It's no secret that city folk like to eat, shop and travel. But all that consumption adds up to a hefty climate bill.
Environment
Jul 11, 2019
1
0
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Wednesday withdrew its request that the California Coastal Commission sanction its controversial mouse eradication proposal on the Farallon Islands.
Plants & Animals
Jul 11, 2019
0
0
Malicious apps from a campaign called "Agent Smith" have been downloaded to 25 million Android devices, according to new research by cyber-security firm Check Point.
Consumer & Gadgets
Jul 11, 2019
3
3219
Seawater could spill into streets more often in the coming year as the ocean continues to rise at an accelerating rate.
Environment
Jul 11, 2019
0
0
Mineralization is mediated by osteoblasts, which secrete mineral precursors through matrix vesicles (MVs) as a fundamental process in vertebrates. The vesicles are calcium and phosphate rich, containing organic materials ...
For nine hours, my colleague Michael Shackleton and I held onto our scooters for dear life while being slapped in the face by spiked jungle plants in the mountains of Cambodia. We only disembarked either to help push a scooter ...
Ecology
Jul 11, 2019
0
0
Rats! They eat our food, chew through our property and spread all sorts of nasty diseases. And they are gross (right?), with those naked tails and quick, unpredictable movements. Rats invade our homes—our castles!—the ...
Ecology
Jul 11, 2019
0
0
In a recent study, researchers at the University of Colorado have resolved phonon Fock states in the spectrum of a superconducting qubit coupled to a multimode acoustic cavity. Fock states (or number states) are quantum states ...
The news of a fatal dog-bite incident in Melbourne last night has shocked dog lovers around the country.
Plants & Animals
Jul 11, 2019
5
1
