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Paleontology & Fossils Jun 14, 2024

30 million-year-old cousin of chinchillas shows signs of enhanced hearing and living in groups

Paleontologists from the Institut CatalĂ  de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont (ICP), the University of Edinburgh (UK), the Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (Brazil), and the University of Toronto in (Canada) have shown that ...

Nanophysics Jun 12, 2024

New method integrates quantum dots with metasurfaces for enhanced luminescence

A study published in Nano Letters demonstrates the use of quantum dots to create metasurfaces, enabling two objects to exist in the same space.

Paleontology & Fossils Jun 12, 2024

100-million-year-old bones reveal new species of pterosaur

New Curtin University-led research has identified 100-million-year-old fossilized bones discovered in western Queensland, Australia as belonging to a newly identified species of pterosaur, which was a formidable flying reptile ...

Biotechnology Jun 10, 2024

Fine-tuning leaf angle with CRISPR improves sugarcane yield

Sugarcane is the world's largest crop by biomass yield, providing 80% of the sugar and 40% of the biofuel produced worldwide. The plant's size and efficient use of water and light make it a prime candidate to produce advanced ...

Optics & Photonics Jun 14, 2024

Scientists find quasicrystal metasurface projects holographic images and light patterns simultaneously

Scientists have advanced metasurface technology by developing a new design that simultaneously projects holographic images and creates special diffraction patterns with ten-fold rotation symmetry of quasicrystal. This ultra-thin ...

Plants & Animals Jun 13, 2024

Advances in techniques used to identify sharks and rays is not preventing trade and increase in extinction risk: Study

The most advanced molecular techniques contribute significantly to the identification of endangered sharks, rays and skates, collectively known as elasmobranchs, and are therefore fundamental to the enforcement of the laws ...

Biotechnology Jun 12, 2024

Fish and chips on Mars: Research shows how colonists could produce their own food

Humans can't help being fascinated by space. That interest seems to be making the possibility of moving humanity to another planet, like Mars or the moon, more distinct, with NASA hoping to set up colonies in the next few ...

Economics & Business Jun 12, 2024

Study suggests celebrities and influencers are less persuasive/likable when they turn off their social media comments

Researchers from University of Alabama and Vanderbilt University published a Journal of Marketing study that examines the negative consequences that celebrities and influences incur when they disable social media comments.

Planetary Sciences Jun 11, 2024

ALMA observations reveal new insights into planet formation in binary star systems

At the 244th meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS), researchers unveiled findings from a pioneering high-angular resolution program that sheds new light on the process of planet formation in circumstellar disks ...

Education Jun 11, 2024

Scientists help students vanquish a Catch-22 in acquiring research experience

In a new publication, in the journal Cell, CU Boulder scientists detail how the SkillsCenter allows students to gain credentials in basic to advanced research skills

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