Search results for blue holes

Earth Sciences May 1, 2024

Taam Ja' Blue Hole in Mexico's Chetumal Bay found to be deepest in the world

A small team of oceanographers from several institutions in Mexico has found evidence that the Taam Ja' Blue Hole in Mexico's Chetumal Bay, on the eastern side of the Yucatán Peninsula, is the deepest in the world. In their ...

Nanomaterials Apr 24, 2024

Researchers create nanostructures for efficient and sustainable degradation of pollutants

The need for sustainable and environment-friendly solutions has accelerated the global demand for green and renewable technologies. In this regard, semiconductor photocatalysts have emerged as an attractive solution, owing ...

Astronomy Apr 23, 2024

Hubble celebrates 34th anniversary with a look at the little dumbbell nebula

In celebration of the 34th anniversary of the launch of NASA's legendary Hubble Space Telescope on April 24, astronomers took a snapshot of the Little Dumbbell Nebula (also known as Messier 76, M76, or NGC 650/651) located ...

Plants & Animals Apr 17, 2024

East coast mussel shells are becoming more porous in warming waters

Researchers at the American Museum of Natural History have found that over the last 120 years, the porosity—or small-scale holes—in mussel shells along the East Coast of the United States has increased, potentially due ...

Ecology Apr 10, 2024

Long-term forest study shows tornado's effects linger 25 years later

A long-term study at the University of Cincinnati has documented the rise of invasive species in a forest devastated by a tornado 25 years ago.

Plants & Animals Apr 4, 2024

A natural history of the Red Sea and the uncertain future of its corals

Early in May 2023, a small team of marine biologists arrived in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah. They'd flown into the local airport from Guam, the United States, Portugal, Spain and Japan, and they'd soon rendezvous with ...

Optics & Photonics Apr 2, 2024

A single photon emitter deterministically coupled to a topological corner state

Exploring cavity quantum electrodynamics (cQED) is pivotal for advancing quantum technology and unraveling the fundamental intricacies of light-matter interactions. A prevalent strategy involves integrating a single quantum ...

Other Mar 23, 2024

Saturday Citations: An anemic galaxy and a black hole with no influence. Also: A really cute bug

If you missed some of our top stories this week, we have you covered. From an underachieving black hole to a new species of fluffy beetle, you can see it all here.

Astronomy Mar 22, 2024

Astronomers find evidence that blue supergiant stars can be formed by the merger of two stars

An international piece of research, led by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) has found clues to the nature of some of the brightest and hottest stars in our universe, called blue supergiants. Although these ...

Environment Mar 20, 2024

10 years after the deadliest US landslide, climate change is increasing the danger

After the mountainside collapsed, obliterating a neighborhood and 43 lives in the worst landslide disaster in U.S. history, Jessica Pzsonka made a promise -– to herself, to her bereft parents and to her late sister, who ...

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