Observing the birth of a quasiparticle
Over the past decades, physicists worldwide have been trying to gain a better understanding of non-equilibrium dynamics in quantum many-body systems. Some studies investigated what are known as quasiparticles, disturbances or entities in physical sys.....»»
Elephant seal"s map sense tells them when to head "home"
Each year, pregnant female elephant seals take an approximately 240-day trek over 10,000 kilometers across the Eastern North Pacific Ocean before returning to their breeding beaches to give birth within five days of their arrival. Now, a study appear.....»»
Visualization of the origin of magnetic forces by atomic resolution electron microscopy
The joint development team of Professor Shibata (the University of Tokyo), JEOL Ltd. and Monash University succeeded in directly observing an atomic magnetic field, the origin of magnets (magnetic force), for the first time in the world. The observat.....»»
New guidelines to improve practice when babies are separated from parents at birth
Draft guidelines to help improve practice when the state acts to safeguard a baby at birth have been created by researchers at Oxford (the Rees Centre) and Lancaster Universities—and are being tested across England and Wales......»»
NASA’s Swift Observatory is back to observing gamma-ray bursts
NASA's Swift Observatory, which investigates gamma-ray bursts, has returned to operations following an issue which forced it into safe mode last month......»»
Researchers use arginine, creatine supplementation to boost pig birth weight
A Texas A&M University research team working with two amino acids, arginine and methionine, and the metabolite creatine in pigs is making great strides to improve the overall litter weight and health of individual babies......»»
Observing more disk galaxies than theory allows
The Standard Model of Cosmology describes how the universe came into being according to the view of most physicists. Researchers at the University of Bonn have now studied the evolution of galaxies within this model, finding considerable discrepancie.....»»
Even dying stars can still give birth to planets
Planets are usually not much older than the stars around which they revolve. Take the sun: It was born 4.6 billion years ago, and not long after that, Earth developed. But KU Leuven astronomers have discovered that a completely different scenario is.....»»
Physicists manipulate magnetism with light
With the help of a "playground" they created for observing exotic physics, MIT scientists and colleagues have not only found a new way to manipulate magnetism in a material with light but have also realized a rare form of matter. The former could lea.....»»
"The Dark Side of Cobalt, the Digital Age"s Miracle Metal"
The Toronto Star just published a searing excerpt from the book Cobalt: Cradle of the Demon Metals, Birth of a Mining Superpower — written by a member of Canada's Parliament: It argues in part that "The social conflict that existed in the earl.....»»
Cosmic physics mimicked on table-top as graphene enables Schwinger effect
Researchers at the University of Manchester have succeeded in observing the so-called Schwinger effect, an elusive process that normally occurs only in cosmic events. By applying high currents through specially designed graphene-based devices, the te.....»»
Astronomers shed new light on birth of stars and galaxies
A star is born—but how? Astronomers are unravelling the mysteries of how clouds of gas ignite to become stars and form spiral galaxies near our own......»»
China"s Population May Start To Shrink This Year, New Birth Data Suggest
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Science.org: After many decades of growth, China's population could begin to shrink this year, suggest data released yesterday by China's National Bureau of Statistics. The numbers show that in 2021, China's b.....»»
DR Congo park fetes birth of endangered gorilla species
A lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species, was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo's famed Virunga National Park, authorities said......»»
Great balls of fire: How heating up testicles with nanoparticles might one day be a form of male birth control
Women have a variety of methods for contraception, but only two methods are commonly available to men: condoms and vasectomies. Both methods have their drawbacks......»»
Could we build a synthetic digestive system for Vision to make him more human?
Also: five Avengers serve as case studies to ponder aging trajectories for superheroes Enlarge / The birth of Vision in Avengers: Age of Ultron. Scientists have proposed a possible artificial digestive system for the synthezoid, altho.....»»
Endangered orangutan in New Orleans has 1 healthy baby
A critically endangered Sumatran orangutan in New Orleans has given birth to a healthy male baby, but his twin brother died in the womb, officials at the Audubon Zoo said Monday......»»
Views of comet Leonard from two sun-watching spacecraft
When Comet Leonard, a mass of space dust, rock and ice about a half-mile (1 kilometer) wide, makes its closest pass of the Sun on Jan. 3, 2022, it will be a journey 40,000 years in the making. Ahead of its close pass, two Sun-observing spacecraft cap.....»»
Philadelphia Woman Gives Birth in Front Seat of Tesla on Autopilot
A Philadelphia mother has given birth to what is believed to be the world's first Tesla baby: an infant delivered in the front seat of an electric smart car while it was driving on autopilot. From a report: The remarkable delivery, reported by the Ph.....»»
Preterm birth risk strongly linked to pre-eclampsia
Women who gave birth to a premature baby after developing pre-eclampsia were 17 times more likely to experience another preterm birth if pre-eclampsia emerged again, new research has found......»»
Two-year follow up shows delaying umbilical cord clamping saves babies’ lives
A new study finds that aiming to wait just 60 seconds to clamp the umbilical cord of very premature babies at birth continues to have benefits two years on - decreasing the child's risk of death or major disability......»»