Archaeology Sep 5, 2024

The Roman siege of Masada lasted just a few weeks, not several years, say archaeologists

Researchers from the Sonia & Marco Nadler Institute of Archaeology at Tel Aviv University have used a range of modern technologies, including drones, remote sensing, and 3D digital modeling, to generate the first objective, ...

Space Exploration Sep 5, 2024

Spacecraft flies closer to Mercury than planned after thruster glitch

A spacecraft carrying European and Japanese probes passed closer to Mercury than originally planned overnight after thruster problems delayed the mission to study the little-known, sun-scorched planet.

Ecology Sep 5, 2024

Bat population collapse linked to increased pesticide use and more than 1,000 infant deaths

Bats are considered a natural pesticide, widely relied on by farmers as an alternative to chemical pesticides to protect their crops from insects. But since 2006, many bat populations have collapsed in counties in North America ...

Plants & Animals Sep 4, 2024

Fetching in cats is more common than previously thought, researchers find

Although it is more common in dogs, 4 in 10 pet cats also choose to play fetch with their owners, report Mikel Delgado from Purdue University, US, and colleagues in PLOS ONE.

Astronomy Sep 4, 2024

Webb reveals distorted galaxy forming cosmic question mark

It's 7 billion years ago, and the universe's heyday of star formation is beginning to slow. What might our Milky Way galaxy have looked like at that time? Astronomers using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope have found clues ...

Optics & Photonics Sep 4, 2024

Entangled photon pairs enable hidden image encoding

Researchers at the Paris Institute of Nanoscience at Sorbonne University have developed a new method to encode images into the quantum correlations of photon pairs, making it invisible to conventional imaging techniques. ...

General Physics Sep 4, 2024

Bridging quantum mechanics and cosmology: The role of the generalized uncertainty principle

In a continuous pursuit to understand the fundamental laws that govern the universe, researchers have ventured deep into the realms of string theory, loop quantum gravity, and quantum geometry. These advanced theoretical ...

Social Sciences Sep 4, 2024

Privileged parents who believe in economic upward mobility are more likely to hoard resources: Study

Opportunity hoarding has gained attention over the last several years, particularly after the 2019 Varsity Blues Scandal in which wealthy, well-known parents used their money, status and privilege to illegally get their children ...

Earth Sciences Sep 10, 2024

Rolling in the deep: Street flooding can be predicted in seconds with machine learning models

Getting around on a rainy day often involves dodging puddles—or sloshing through them. But during downpours, shallow pools can quickly become roadway ponds that cripple transportation, threaten safety and undermine emergency ...

Plants & Animals Sep 5, 2024

Regulatory gene influences shape recognition in medaka fish, scientists discover

Medaka fish that lack functional Hmgn2 genes are unable to distinguish between simple shapes, revealing a new function for the regulatory gene.

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