(Phys.org) —Think how people everywhere would marvel at the discovery of a continent lost beneath the sea, one that just a few thousand years ago played home to human civilizations that history has entirely missed.
Earth Sciences
Jun 20, 2014
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This animation shows changes in Earth's magnetic field from January to June 2014 as measured by ESA's Swarm trio of satellites.
Space Exploration
Jun 20, 2014
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It is one of the greatest archaeological mysteries of all times: the disappearance of a Persian army of 50,000 men in the Egyptian desert around 524 BC. The Leiden Professor Olaf Kaper unearthed a cover-up affair and solved ...
Archaeology
Jun 20, 2014
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When medications linger in the human body, they sometimes produce toxic side effects.
Biochemistry
Jun 20, 2014
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The most common kind of light bulb in the United States—the incandescent—is only about 5 percent efficient. The phosphorescent organic light-emitting diode, on the other hand, makes light out of 100 percent of the electricity ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jun 20, 2014
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A systematic analysis reveals that cloud storage services have security weaknesses that can inadvertently leak users' data.
Security
Jun 20, 2014
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A researcher at Georgia State University is studying a new, biological treatment for bacterial and fungal pathogens that are killing honeybees and bats in record numbers.
Ecology
Jun 20, 2014
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Adding lime is a cost-effective means of increasing rice production on marginal acidic soils, according to a study published in the Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science. The study examined the effects of applying ...
Biotechnology
Jun 20, 2014
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Sometimes, the laboratory just won't cut it. After all, you can't recreate an exploding star, manipulate quarks or forecast the climate in the lab. In cases like these, scientists rely on supercomputing simulations to capture ...
Hardware
Jun 20, 2014
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(Phys.org) —After studying unusual skin lesions seen in two orphaned sea otter pups, University of Florida scientists and their collaborators have identified a previously unknown poxvirus in the infected animals.
Ecology
Jun 20, 2014
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