Groundbreaking research has shed new light on the link between childhood adversity and future risk of early death. Groundbreaking research has shed new light on the link between childhood adversity and future risk of early death. Groundbreaking research has shed new light on the link between childhood adversity and future risk of early death.
What would be the most effective use of a certain plot of land in terms of the climate crisis: planting a forest, which is a natural means of absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, or erecting fields of solar panels, which reduce the emission of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere? This dilemma has long been …
Strong precipitation may cause natural disasters, such as floodings or landslides. Global climate models are required to forecast the frequency of these extreme events, which is expected to change as a result of climate change. Researchers have now developed a first method based on artificial intelligence (AI), by means of which the precision of coarse …
In a spectacular new study, researchers have used light and chlorine to eradicate low-concentration methane from air. The result gets us closer to being able to remove greenhouse gases from livestock housing, biogas production plants and wastewater treatment plants to benefit the climate. In a spectacular new study, researchers have used light and chlorine to …
Nation’s science budget will still drop for first time in 33 years Nation’s science budget will still drop for first time in 33 years
There is significant variation in people’s ability to visually track fast-moving objects, which might explain why they have superior abilities in some sports There is significant variation in people’s ability to visually track fast-moving objects, which might explain why they have superior abilities in some sports There is significant variation in people’s ability to visually track …
People’s ‘speed of sight’ varies and this may explain sporting prowess Read More »
A group of Silicon Valley investors wants to see a brand new community for 50,000 people rise out of the dirt north of San Francisco. It’s really not a good idea, says Annalee Newitz A group of Silicon Valley investors wants to see a brand new community for 50,000 people rise out of the dirt …
The weird tale of California Forever, a tech billionaire instant city Read More »
Most metals oxidise, or rust, when exposed to air, which normally weakens them, but a kind of metallic glass instead gets more springy Most metals oxidise, or rust, when exposed to air, which normally weakens them, but a kind of metallic glass instead gets more springy Most metals oxidise, or rust, when exposed to air, which …
Springs made from rusty metallic glass could power nanorobots Read More »
Astronomers have spotted a set of 35 mysterious flashes of radio waves from space that seem to show a strange phenomenon of decreasing frequency that has never been seen before Astronomers have spotted a set of 35 mysterious flashes of radio waves from space that seem to show a strange phenomenon of decreasing frequency that …
Radio bursts from space are exhibiting a strange ‘sad trombone’ effect Read More »
The Martian Moons eXploration mission is slated to launch for Phobos in September 2024 – once it gets there, it will drop off a rover, pick up some samples and head home The Martian Moons eXploration mission is slated to launch for Phobos in September 2024 – once it gets there, it will drop off …
Japan is sending a rover to Mars’s moon Phobos in 2024 Read More »