Newly-hatched pterosaurs may have been able to fly
Newly-hatched pterosaurs may have been able to fly but their flying abilities may have been different from adult pterosaurs, according to a new study......»»
Carbon dioxide, not water, triggers explosive basaltic volcanoes
Geoscientists have long thought that water—along with shallow magma stored in Earth's crust—drives volcanoes to erupt. Now, thanks to newly developed research tools at Cornell, scientists have learned that gaseous carbon dioxide can trigger explo.....»»
Vision Pro displays use tech designed to reduce eyestrain and motion sickness
A newly published Apple patent describes how Vision Pro displays use technology designed to reduce both motion sickness and eyestrain. While motion sickness is a known concern with head-mounted displays, an eyestrain issue caused by the illusions.....»»
Vision Pro accessories described in Apple patent – optional tech, and fashion
Just in case you thought Apple’s spatial computer wasn’t sufficiently expensive, a newly granted patent describes the possibility of a wide range of Vision Pro accessories. These include additional cameras, for an even wider field of view, and.....»»
Researchers identify oldest known species of swimming jellyfish
The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) announces the oldest swimming jellyfish in the fossil record with the newly named Burgessomedusa phasmiformis. These findings are announced in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B......»»
Apple Vision Pro could make the invisible, visible for engineers, troubleshooters, and technicians
A newly-granted patent suggests Apple Vision Pro could be used to show energy and objects not visible to the naked eye like electrical current, radio signals from Wi-Fi, or HVAC air flow to help engineers and troubleshooters.Apple Vision ProIt's like.....»»
Male moth "aphrodisiac" revealed
North Carolina State University researchers have identified the specific blend of pheromone chemicals—including a newly revealed aphrodisiac—used by male moths during courtship as they attempt to entice females to mate......»»
Viewpoint: Oil and gas sector"s low compliance with methane regulations jeopardizes Canada"s net-zero goals
Regulating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is an important part of Canada's strategy to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. However, a newly published study by our team of researchers at St. Francis Xavier University illustrates why regulation is only.....»»
Apple patent points to a modular MacBook future – and a record player
A newly approved patent points to a MacBook laptop that you can attach different devices to......»»
A new millipede species is crawling under LA. It"s blind, glassy and has 486 legs
The City of Angels, a metropolis of freeways and traffic, has a newly discovered species named in its honor: The Los Angeles Thread Millipede......»»
Researchers find new species of Australian shark
Last year, scientists from our Australian National Fish Collection (ANFC) caught a species of shark new to science. That specimen became the holotype of a newly named species, the reference specimen for the new scientific name......»»
Newly identified protein could help fight cancer
Researchers from the University of British Columbia (UBC) have identified a new protein that helps an oral bacterium thrive in other locations around the body. The discovery could eventually lead to the development of new drugs that specifically targ.....»»
An unexpected gap year: Study examines disparity in state revenue collection between the West and the rest of the world
In 2015, two political scientists at the University of Rochester began assembling data to study the effects of colonialism on the ability of newly liberated states to collect revenues after independence......»»
New archosaur species shows that precursor of dinosaurs and pterosaurs was armored
Researchers have described a new species of armored reptile that lived near the time of the first appearance of dinosaurs. With bony plates on its backbone, this archosaur fossil reveals that armor was a boomerang trait in the story of dinosaur and p.....»»
Advanced imaging technology helps monitor baby corals on Great Barrier Reef
Keeping a watchful eye on newly settled corals at submillimeter scale on the Great Barrier Reef is now much easier, with Southern Cross University and CSIRO successfully using underwater macrophotogrammetry for the first time......»»
Physics informed supervised learning framework could make computational imaging faster
Computational imaging techniques are growing more popular, but the large number of measurements they require often lead to slow speeds or damage to biological samples. A newly developed physics-informed variational autoencoder (P-VAE) framework could.....»»
Scientists propose aerosol retrieval method for newly launched satellite
Aerosols, suspended particles in the atmosphere, influence the Earth's climate system by directly scattering and absorbing solar and terrestrial radiations as well as by acting as cloud condensation nuclei and ice nuclei to modify the properties of c.....»»
Hitting reset to start a new embryo
New work by scientists in the U.S. and China shows how a fertilized egg cell, or zygote, hits "reset" so that the newly formed embryo can develop according to its own genetic program. The study was published July 17 in Nature......»»
Fueled by new chemistry, algorithm mines fungi for useful molecules
A newly described type of chemistry in fungi is both surprisingly common and likely to involve highly reactive enzymes, two traits that make the genes involved useful signposts pointing to a potential treasure trove of biological compounds with medic.....»»
Instagram boss says Android is better than iOS, but has he tried Instagram on Android?
Adam Mosseri, head of Instagram, shared a hot take on the newly-released Threads app: Android is now better than iOS. This post was a reply … The post Instagram boss says Android is better than iOS, but has he tried Instagram on Android? appear.....»»
"Stunning" discovery: Metals can heal themselves
Scientists for the first time have witnessed pieces of metal crack, then fuse back together without any human intervention, overturning fundamental scientific theories in the process. If the newly discovered phenomenon can be harnessed, it could ushe.....»»