Nine new and exotic creatures for the pulsar zoo
Researchers using MeerKAT in South Africa have discovered nine millisecond pulsars, most of them in rare and sometimes unusual binary systems, as the first result of a targeted survey. An international team with significant contributions from AEI (Ha.....»»
Study finds oldest fossils of mysterious animal group are really seaweeds
A new study has revealed that a group of prehistoric sea creatures is not as ancient as we thought—their earliest fossils are actually seaweeds......»»
Exotic bacteria species show promise as rare-earth element recyclers
Researchers think they’ve found the ideal bacteria to recover wasted elements. Enlarge / One of the species identified in this work. (credit: Thomas Brück) Demand for rare-earth elements is growing and may reach 315,0.....»»
Biocontrol solution for sustainable management of aquatic weed
Australia's national science agency, CSIRO, and one of the nation's largest water companies Seqwater, are using a tiny defender—a weevil smaller than a grain of rice—to help stop an exotic weed spreading through Australia's waterways......»»
"Prehistoric Planet" season two premieres on Apple TV+ in May
Apple is bringing a second season to its natural history series "Prehistoric Planet" about dinosaurs on Apple TV+, featuring new ancient creatures."Prehistoric Planet" season two is comingNarrated by Sir David Attenborough and featuring an original s.....»»
Physicists predict exotic new phenomena and give "recipe" for realizing them
In work that could lead to important new physics with potentially heady applications in computer science and more, MIT scientists have shown that two previously separate fields in condensed matter physics can be combined to yield new, exotic phenomen.....»»
Stop Saving Cute Animals
One million species are at risk of extinction, but a handful of charismatic creatures get all the hype. A new conservation strategy has a different focus......»»
Young snapping shrimps" tiny claws accelerate in water like a bullet
When it comes to a quick draw, few creatures outgun adult snapping shrimp (Alpheus heterochaelis). They stun passing fish and foes with a simple click of a spring-loaded claw, which squirts a high-speed jet that rips through the water, producing a va.....»»
Cute Animals Are Overrated. Let’s Save the Weird Ones
One million species are at risk of extinction, but a handful of charismatic creatures get all the hype. A new conservation strategy has a different focus......»»
Mysterious new behavior seen in whales may be recorded in ancient manuscripts
In 2011, scientists recorded a previously unknown feeding strategy in whales around the world. Now, researchers in Australia think they may have found evidence of this behavior being described in ancient accounts of sea creatures, recorded more than.....»»
A dozen exotic bacteria are found to passively collect rare earth elements from wastewater
Rare earth elements (REEs) are a group of 17 chemically similar metals, which got their name because they typically occur at low concentrations (between 0.5 and 67 parts per million) within Earth's crust. Because they are indispensable in modern tech.....»»
Recognizing a clear sign that quark-gluon plasma production "turns off" at low energy
Physicists report new evidence that production of an exotic state of matter in collisions of gold nuclei at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC)—an atom-smasher at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory—can be.....»»
Reproductive strategy of deep-sea worms provides clues to evolutionary mystery
Deep on the ocean floor, strange worm-like creatures can be found, the evolution of which has long perplexed scientists. Now, in a recently published study, researchers from Japan have observed an interesting mode of reproduction, which could shed li.....»»
For a best friend to Florida bees, each rescue is personal
Melissa Sorokin sees herself as "a bee advocate," deeply passionate about helping to rescue the at-risk creatures that play such a critical role in biodiversity......»»
Study investigates magnetic field of an extremely ultraluminous X-ray pulsar
Using NASA's Swift spacecraft and ESA's XMM-Newton satellite, astronomers have observed NGC 5907 ULX1—the most luminous ultra-luminous X-ray pulsar known to date. Results of the observational campaign, published February 7 on the pre-print server a.....»»
Mini creatures with mighty voices know their audience and focus on a single frequency
In the cloud forests of South America, amid the constant cacophony of bird and insect noise, a deafening blare pierces through the background from time to time. Belonging to the loudest known bird, the white bellbird, Procnias albus, this sound would.....»»
Warmer climate may drive fungi to be more dangerous to our health
The world is filled with tiny creatures that find us delicious. Bacteria and viruses are the obvious bad guys, drivers of deadly global pandemics and annoying infections. But the pathogens we haven't had to reckon with as much—yet—are the fungi......»»
Study: Superconductivity switches on and off in "magic-angle" graphene
With some careful twisting and stacking, MIT physicists have revealed a new and exotic property in "magic-angle" graphene: superconductivity that can be turned on and off with an electric pulse, much like a light switch......»»
NASA"s Fermi detects first gamma-ray eclipses from "spider" star systems
Scientists have discovered the first gamma-ray eclipses from a special type of binary star system using data from NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope. These so-called spider systems each contain a pulsar—the superdense, rapidly rotating remains.....»»
Nine new and exotic creatures for the pulsar zoo
Researchers using MeerKAT in South Africa have discovered nine millisecond pulsars, most of them in rare and sometimes unusual binary systems, as the first result of a targeted survey. An international team with significant contributions from AEI (Ha.....»»
Particle accelerator experiment creates an exotic, highly unstable particle and measures its mass
The standard model of particle physics tells us that most particles we observe are made up of combinations of just six types of fundamental entities called quarks. However, there are still many mysteries, one of which is an exotic, but very short-liv.....»»