Astronomy Apr 15, 2024

Astronomers detect radio halo in a massive galaxy cluster

An international team of astronomers has performed radio observations of a massive galaxy cluster known as ACT-CL J0329.2-2330, which resulted in the detection of a new radio halo in this cluster. The finding was reported ...

Plants & Animals Apr 17, 2024

Fairy-wrens are more likely to help a mate in the harsh of winter, ornithologists find

Monash University ornithologists have shed light on the intricate relationship between social structure, environmental conditions, and cooperative behavior in superb fairy-wrens (Malurus cyaneus).

Nanomaterials Apr 11, 2024

Nothing is everything: How hidden emptiness can define the usefulness of filtration materials

Voids, or empty spaces, exist within matter at all scales, from the astronomical to the microscopic. In a new study, researchers used high-powered microscopy and mathematical theory to unveil nanoscale voids in three dimensions. ...

Archaeology Apr 11, 2024

Team finds evidence of commonly conducted ritualized human sacrifice across Europe in the Stone Age

A team of archaeologists affiliated with several institutions in France and one in Germany has found that ritualized human sacrifice was common across Europe during the Neolithic.

Polymers Apr 13, 2024

Researchers study effects of solvation and ion valency on metallopolymers

In a new paper published in JACS Au, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign analyzed the effects of solvation and ion valency on metallopolymers, with implications for critical materials recovery and recycling, ...

Nanophysics 1 hour ago

European XFEL elicits secrets from an important nanogel

An international team at the world's largest X-ray laser European XFEL at Schenefeld near Hamburg has scrutinized the properties of an important nanogel that is often used in medicine to release drugs in a targeted and controlled ...

Analytical Chemistry Apr 17, 2024

Cold Coulomb crystals, cosmic clues: Unraveling the mysteries of space chemistry

While it may not look like it, the interstellar space between stars is far from empty. Atoms, ions, molecules, and more reside in this ethereal environment known as the Interstellar Medium (ISM). The ISM has fascinated scientists ...

Ecology Apr 11, 2024

Ghost roads speed destruction of Asia-Pacific tropical forests, finds study

Researchers mapping tropical forests have found many more roads than declared by official sources, which is raising fears of a huge increase in environmental degradation as the pace of road building increases.

Nanomaterials Apr 11, 2024

Defect removal of 2D semiconductor crystals: Trapping oxygen molecules offers greater control

A study of oxygen molecules interacting with atomically thin layers of materials being developed as new generations of semiconductors could significantly improve control over the fabrication and applications of these two-dimensional ...

Plants & Animals Apr 14, 2024

Digging up new species of Australia and New Guinea's giant fossil kangaroos

Paleontologists from Flinders University have described three unusual new species of giant fossil kangaroo from Australia and New Guinea, finding them more diverse in shape, range and hopping method than previously thought.

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