Magnetar SGR J1935+2154 investigated in detail
Using various ground-based facilities worldwide, an international team of astronomers has carried out long-term multi-frequency radio observations of a galactic magnetar known as SGR J1935+2154. Results of the observational campaign, published March.....»»
Astronomers Release New, High-Detail Map of Asteroid 16 Psyche
Overall, they found the asteroid's surface to be extremely varied, which will no doubt make for a fascinating up-close examination. The post Astronomers Release New, High-Detail Map of Asteroid 16 Psyche appeared f.....»»
Behold the Magnetar, nature’s ultimate superweapon
Their magnetic fields—the strongest we've observed—could melt you from 1,000 km away. Enlarge / Artist's conception of a magnetar. (credit: Mark Garlick/Science Photo Library) If you think black holes are the scariest thin.....»»
Tell the world your food opinions with DoorDash’s revamped review system
New features let you review in detail, plus DoorDash releases Top 100 list in the US......»»
Apple execs detail new watchOS 9 & Apple Watch health features
A trio of Apple executives have offered additional details about the new health and fitness features in watchOS 9, as well as Apple's broader health ambitions.watchOS 9 health featuresApple vice president of Health Dr. Sumbul Desai, Apple vice presid.....»»
Space probe reveals secrets of "restless" Milky Way (Update)
The Gaia space probe on Monday unveiled its latest discoveries in its quest to map the Milky Way in unprecedented detail, surveying nearly two million stars and revealing mysterious "starquakes" which sweep across the fiery giants like vast tsunamis......»»
Research examines X-ray intraday variability of blazar Markarian 421
By analyzing the data from ESA's XMM-Newton satellite, astronomers from the Astronomical Observatory of the Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland, and elsewhere, have investigated X-ray intraday variability of a nearby blazar known as Markarian.....»»
Milky Way"s secrets revealed by massive space probe map
The Gaia space probe unveiled its latest discoveries on Monday in its quest to map the Milky Way in unprecedented detail, surveying nearly two million stars and revealing mysterious "starquakes" which sweep across the fiery giants like vast tsunamis......»»
Puzzling out the structure of a molecular giant
Combining AlphaFold2 with experimental and computational techniques has helped scientists figure out the human nuclear pore complex's architecture in greater detail than ever before......»»
Moving furniture in the micro-world
When moving furniture, heavy objects are easier to move if you rotate them while pushing. Many people intuitively do this. An international research team from Konstanz (Germany), Trieste and Milan (Italy) has now investigated on the microscopic scale.....»»
The spread of millet from East Asia to Central Europe
A research team at Kiel University has reconstructed in detail the spread of the grain from East Asia to Central Europe......»»
watchOS 9 hands-on: new and updated Apple Watch faces
Apple on Monday announced watchOS 9, the next major update to the Apple Watch operating system. It comes with features like better sleep monitoring and a new medication reminder app and also brings new and updated watch faces. Read on as we detail w.....»»
Investigating the magnetic properties of helium-3
In a joint experimental-theoretical study published in Nature, physicists at the Heidelberg Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics (MPIK), together with collaborators from RIKEN, Japan, investigated the magnetic properties of the isotope helium-3......»»
Unique insight into the inner workings of our cellular powerplants
Using advanced microscopy techniques, researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm University in Sweden have visualized in unprecedented detail the machinery that the cells' powerhouses, the mitochondria, use to form their proteins. The results.....»»
Analyzing turbulent diffusion effect in the solar flare current sheet
Researchers from the Yunnan Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have investigated the turbulent properties in the large-scale solar flare current sheet (CS)......»»
Ford dealership investigated by NHTSA over allegation of selling Escape with outstanding recall
NHTSA said it had received information indicating that Healey Brothers Ford in Beacon, N.Y., sold at least one new vehicle to a customer without performing required recall repairs......»»
Nano-protein corona perturbs protein homeostasis and remodels cell metabolism
A research team led by Prof. Chen Chunying from the National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has recently investigated the evolution of the nano-protein corona during endocytosis and its disturba.....»»
Bacterial cellulose in kombucha enables microbial life under Mars-like conditions
An international research team including the University of Göttingen has investigated the chances of survival of kombucha cultures under Mars-like conditions. Kombucha is known as a drink, sometimes called tea fungus or mushroom tea, which is produc.....»»
Sharp X-ray images despite imperfect lenses
X-rays make it possible to explore inside human bodies or peer inside objects. The technology used to illuminate the detail in microscopically small structures is the same as that used in familiar situations—such as medical imaging at a clinic or l.....»»
Studying schizophrenia in plants? Researchers are giving it a shot
What if scientists could study human psychiatric illness in plants? Yale researchers think it's possible and they've taken an important first step. In a study published June 2 in Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, they investigated a gene very sim.....»»
Environmental change investigated at the Taita Research Station in Kenya
Earth Change Observation Laboratory, a research group operating at the Taita Research Station in Kenya and on Kumpula Campus in Helsinki, investigates environmental change with the help of field surveys and remote sensing datasets......»»