New discoveries on the wreck of Antikythera
The wreck of Antikythera was recently brought into the spotlight by the film "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny." Far from the cinematic imagination, an international team of archaeologists, divers, engineers and physical and natural scientists i.....»»
AI software can provide "roadmap" for biological discoveries
Predicting a protein's location within a cell can help researchers unlock a plethora of biological information that's critical for developing future scientific discoveries related to drug development and treating diseases like epilepsy. That's becaus.....»»
Scientists develop probe that could unlock the mysteries of a vital cellular messenger and lead to new drug discoveries
A study by Loughborough University and the University of Oxford has led to the development of a small molecule probe that could deepen our understanding of a crucial cellular messenger and lead to the development of new therapeutic drugs......»»
Study: People think undermining democracy is ok if others do it first
Merely thinking the other guys wreck democracy raises support for wrecking democracy. Enlarge (credit: Douglas Rissing) Many Americans have been shocked by the frequency with which people who claim to love our democracy.....»»
Six Gravitational-Wave Breakthroughs Scientists Can"t Wait to See
After years of downtime for upgrades, the world’s premier gravitational-wave observatories are coming back online with big hopes for transformative discoveries.....»»
Could NASA resurrect the Spitzer space telescope?
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope served the astronomy community well for 16 years. From its launch in 2003 to the end of its operations in January 2020, its infrared observations fueled scientific discoveries too numerous to list......»»
3D “digital twin” showcases wreck of Titanic in unprecedented detail
“This is a new phase for underwater forensic investigation and examination.” Magellan and Atlantic Productions deployed two submersibles nicknamed Romeo and Juliet to map every millimeter of the wreck......»»
AI is helping astronomers make new discoveries and learn about the universe faster than ever before
The famous first image of a black hole just got two times sharper. A research team used artificial intelligence to dramatically improve upon its first image from 2019, which now shows the black hole at the center of the M87 galaxy as darker and bigge.....»»
Take a ride on the Space Elevator
Space Elevator is an intriguing website that lets you make a myriad of discoveries as you travel up from Earth’s surface......»»
Key mechanism that controls human heart development discovered
Writing in Science Advances researchers of the University of Cologne describe a key mechanism that controls the decision-making process that allows human embryonic stem cells to make the heart. These discoveries enable better insights into how the hu.....»»
Ghost rodents: Get ready to fall in love with Australia"s albino rats and mice
Discoveries of albino animals have a unique ability to capture the public imagination, often leading to flurries of social media and news coverage. (Think Migaloo, the famous white humpback whale.).....»»
Insight-HXMT and GECAM-C observations of the brightest-of-all-time GRB 221009A
The Institute of High Energy Physics (IHEP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), together with some 40 research institutions worldwide, has released their latest discoveries on the brightest gamma-ray burst (dubbed as GRB 221009A) ever detected.....»»
Climate science pioneer Claude Lorius, dies at 91
Leading glaciologist Claude Lorius, whose Antarctica discoveries in the 1980s helped prove humanity's role in global warming, has died at 91......»»
How a local community helped researchers make incredible prehistoric discoveries
The knowledge and control of bronze gave some people who lived between 2200 BC and 700 BC enormous wealth and power. Their lives and deeds were immortalized by their burial mounds, known as barrows and cairns, which still litter our landscape today......»»
Africa"s aquifers aren"t the answer to water scarcity, says researcher
Discoveries of aquifers—underground earth formations that hold water—often create excitement around their ability to ease water scarcity in a region......»»
Long-term study of SS Thistlegorm wreck suggests artificial reefs are as full of life as natural reefs
A team of oceanographers at the University of Bologna and The Inter-Institute Center for Research on Marine Biodiversity has found, via a seven-year study, that artificial reefs may provide a unique opportunity to study new ways to protect natural co.....»»
Laser shots could spark additional discoveries in astrophysics
In December, the National Ignition Facility (NIF) at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory made headlines worldwide. Scientists at the NIF performed the first nuclear fusion experiment in which the energy produc.....»»
Scientists have found Lake Huron wreck of 19th-century ship that sank in 1894
The Ironton schooner collided with the freighter Ohio, which was found in 2017. Ironton, a late 19th-century shipwreck, has been located in NOAA's Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary. In 1894, a schooner barge called Ironton colli.....»»
Scientists have found Lake Huron wreck of 19th century ship that sank in 1894
The Ironton schooner collided with the freighter Ohio, which was found in 2017. Ironton, a late 19th century shipwreck, has been located in NOAA's Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary. In 1894, a schooner barge called Ironton colli.....»»
An innovative twist: Tubular nanomaterial of carbon makes ideal home for spinning quantum bits
Scientists are vigorously competing to transform the counterintuitive discoveries about the quantum realm from a century past into technologies of the future. The building block in these technologies is the quantum bit, or qubit. Several different ki.....»»
Apple Watch Ultra can get its waterproofing checked - with a catch
If a user suspects their Apple Watch Ultra has been damaged, they can now ask Apple to check it out — but with the caveat that the test could wreck the Watch.Diving with Apple Watch UltraApple has launched a new Depth and Water Seal Test for the Ap.....»»