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Team reveals how current sheets in turbulent plasma form in Earth"s magnetosheath

Magnetic reconnection is a fundamental physical process in plasmas, through which the magnetic energy is converted into plasma kinetic energy and thermal energy rapidly. Current sheets in turbulent plasma are the key trigger for magnetic reconnection.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgNov 11th, 2024

Earliest fish-trapping facility in Central America discovered in Maya lowlands

An archaeologist from the University of New Hampshire and her team have collected data which indicates the presence of a large-scale pre-Columbian fish-trapping facility. Discovered in the Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary (CTWS), the largest inland we.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News12 hr. 51 min. ago

If you’ve been planning on buying an EV, now might be the time

Planning on buying an EV? You may want to consider doing so sooner, as President-elect Donald Trump's team may be considering killing the EV tax credit......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated News13 hr. 0 min. ago

Niagara fireball event leads to discovery of tiniest known asteroid

In an international study led by Western University and Lowell Observatory, scientists describe a pioneering, integrative approach for studying near-Earth asteroids based largely on a November 2022 fireball event that dropped meteorites in the Niagar.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News20 hr. 49 min. ago

Researchers develop miRNA-tunable living interface for neurovascular remodeling

A research team led by Dr. Du Xuemin from the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has reported a living interface with unique functionalities of durable secretion of bioactive exosomes with tunable con.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News20 hr. 49 min. ago

Next-generation, nature-inspired sunscreens have a new molecular scaffold

A team of researchers led by professors Wybren Jan Buma at the University of Amsterdam and Vasilios Stavros at the University of Warwick (U.K.) have laid the groundwork for using urocanic acid and its derivatives as a novel class of sunscreen filters.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News20 hr. 49 min. ago

Novel fluorescent materials developed for real-time visualization of multi-component solvents and temperature

Recently, a research team led by Professor Jiang Changlong at Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, developed a new donor-acceptor (D-A) type fluorescent dye called AFL. This dye changes its fluorescence col.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News21 hr. 24 min. ago

Fossil discovery reveals giant worm lizard with snail-cracking jaws

An international team of researchers has discovered a new fossil worm lizard species in Tunisia. Terastiodontosaurus marcelosanchezi is the largest known species of the Amphisbaenia group, with a skull length of over five centimeters......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News21 hr. 53 min. ago

Why Is It So Tricky to Show the Sun, Earth, and Moon in a Diagram?

In a nutshell, you can get the distances or the sizes right, but not both. Space is hard!.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated NewsNov 22nd, 2024

2 million mph galaxy smash-up seen in unprecedented detail

A massive collision of galaxies sparked by one traveling at a scarcely-believable 2 million mph (3.2 million km/h) has been seen in unprecedented detail by one of Earth's most powerful telescopes......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 22nd, 2024

Nvidia’s next-gen GPU plans could be good news for Intel and AMD

A new leak reveals RTX 50-series specs and possible release windows, and so far, it looks like good news for AMD and Intel......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 22nd, 2024

Upskilling: An interview with Steph Piper

What maker skills do you have? What maker skills would you like to acquire? Steph Piper has been thinking about upskilling, and inspired by video games, she began to identify sets of skills as tiles that form trees. She created an online repository.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  makezineonlineRelated NewsNov 22nd, 2024

"Genetic time machine" reveals complex chimpanzee cultures

In recent decades, scientists have clearly demonstrated that chimpanzees, like humans, pass on complex cultures such as tool use from generation to generation. But human culture has become vastly more sophisticated, from the Stone Age to the Space Ag.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 21st, 2024

Study reveals RNA"s unknown role in DNA damage repair

A multi-institutional team of researchers, led by Georgia Tech's Francesca Storici, has discovered a previously unknown role for RNA. Their insights could lead to improved treatments for diseases like cancer and neurodegenerative disorders while chan.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 21st, 2024

Welcome to Google’s nightmare: US reveals plan to destroy search monopoly

DOJ goes for Google's throat with "staggering" remedies to end search monopoly. Welcome to Google's nightmare. Late yesterday, the US Department of Justice filed its proposed fina.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsNov 21st, 2024

Introducing "UFO" galaxies—the Milky Way"s dustier cousins

In a new study, a team of astrophysicists led by CU Boulder has set out to unravel the mysteries of UFOs—not the alien spacecraft, but a class of unusually large and red galaxies that researchers have nicknamed Ultra-red Flattened Objects, or UFOs.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 21st, 2024

Oldies but goodies: Study shows why elderly animals offer crucial scientific insights

A new study on aging in the animal kingdom has highlighted how urgently Earth's oldest and wisest creatures must be protected, with knowledge and environmental stability lost due to human intervention......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 21st, 2024

Gene expression shifts help explain how a shrew changes brain size to match the seasons

New research shows how the Eurasian common shrew (Sorex araneus) changes its brain and bodily size throughout the year. The study, published online in eLife, reveals how changes in gene expression enable these small mammals to shrink their brain in.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 21st, 2024

Establishing a general theory of metal-support interaction: AI-driven advances in catalysis

How can artificial intelligence (AI) help accelerate scientific discovery based on vast amounts of experimental data? A new study by Prof. Li Weixue's team from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Scienc.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 21st, 2024

Researchers identify previously unknown compound in drinking water

A team of researchers from the United States and Switzerland has reported the discovery of a previously unknown compound in chloraminated drinking water. Inorganic chloramines are commonly used to disinfect drinking water to safeguard public health f.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 21st, 2024

DNA-based methods found highly effective for identifying insect species

A team of researchers from Linnaeus University and Linköping University, extensively evaluated DNA barcoding and metabarcoding methods. A comprehensive study has demonstrated that DNA-based methods are remarkably reliable for identifying insect spec.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 21st, 2024