A nine-year study comparing a typical two-year corn and soybean rotation with a more intensive three-year rotation involving corn, cereal rye, soybean and winter wheat, found that the three-year system can dramatically reduce nitrogen—an important crop nutrient—in farm runoff without compromising yield. ⌘ Read more
A nine-year study comparing a typical two-year corn and soybean rotation with a more intensive three-year rotation involving corn, cereal rye, soybean and winter wheat, found that the three-year system can dramatically reduce nitrogen—an important crop nutrient—in farm runoff without compromising yield. ⌘ Read more
Professor Sakurai Aiko of the Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies has a unique background, pursuing a career in international cooperation before expanding her research to include disaster education. ⌘ Read more
Climate change may lead to more precipitation and more intense floods. A new study shows that to understand the details of this relationship, it is important to distinguish between different types of rainfall and flood events—namely, between short-term events that occur on a time scale of hours and longer-term events that last several days. In each case, climate change has ... ⌘ Read more
Do you have lots of close friends—and work hard to keep it that way? If you've answered "yes", you are probably nostalgic. People who are prone to nostalgia have more close friends and put more effort into maintaining their friendships and other relationships than less sentimental sorts. ⌘ Read more
As the world grapples with how to tackle climate change, countries that signed the Paris Agreement outline their commitments to reduce emissions in documents called Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). These are official climate action plans that each country submits to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) every five years, detailing their r ... ⌘ Read more
An extraordinary jump in ocean temperatures in 2023 and 2024 was at the extreme end of expectations from global warming and would have been "practically impossible" without climate change, new research said Wednesday. ⌘ Read more
Chinese scientists have uncovered two major genes responsible for sorghum's double-grain spikelet that dramatically enhance grain number and crop yield. A substantial 35.7-kilobase intrachromosomal inversion at the DG1 (Double-Grain 1) promoter drives the upregulation of DG1 expression, leading to the development of double-grain spikelets that remarkably increase sorghum grain number while illustrating the critical role ... ⌘ Read more
An erupting Hawaii volcano once again began shooting fountains of lava that reached hundreds of feet high on Tuesday. ⌘ Read more
Simulations of quantum many-body systems are an important goal for nuclear and high-energy physics. Many-body problems involve systems that consist of many microscopic particles interacting at the level of quantum mechanics. They are much more difficult to describe than simple systems with just two particles. This means that even the most powerful conventional computers cannot simu ... ⌘ Read more
Producing clean hydrogen energy usually involves the oxygen evolution reaction (OER), which has the unfortunate drawback of being sluggish and inefficient. Catalysts can fast-track this process, but it is no easy task finding the ideal candidate for the job. ⌘ Read more
A cutting-edge humidity sensing system has been unveiled, capable of monitoring human behaviors in real-time through the detection of respiratory patterns. This breakthrough technology integrates a highly sensitive humidity sensor with a thermistor and micro-heater, enabling exceptional accuracy in behavior recognition. ⌘ Read more
Aluminophosphate (AlPO) molecular sieves (MSs) are crystalline microporous materials made from alternating PO4 tetrahedra and AlO4 tetrahedra, forming ordered channel systems and cage-like structures. ⌘ Read more
In a scene toward the end of the 2006 film, "X-Men: The Last Stand," a character claps and sends a shock wave that knocks out an opposing army. Sunny Jung, professor of biological and environmental engineering in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, was intrigued. "It made me curious about how the wave propagates when we clap our hands," Jung said. ⌘ Read more
An interdisciplinary team affiliated with a host of institutions across China, working with one colleague from Singapore and another from MIT, has found evidence suggesting that if solar panels could be installed on every rooftop in the world, replacing traditional power sources, the result could be a reduction in global surface temperatures by as much as 0.13° C. ⌘ Read more
James Cook University-led research has revealed secondary roads branching from major highways in tropical forests linked to extensive deforestation across the Brazilian Amazon, the Congo Basin, and New Guinea. Findings demonstrate that first-cut roads, initially constructed in undisturbed forests, lead to a proliferation of secondary roads, significantly increasing access to remote areas and accelerating forest degradation. ⌘ Read more
Bacteriophages, the most abundant life form on Earth, infect bacterial cells and influence the structure of the microbial community. To fend off phage attacks, bacteria have evolved their own defense tools, including the most common restriction-modification (R-M) and CRISPR-Cas systems. ⌘ Read more
The mass extinction that ended the Permian geological epoch, 252 million years ago, wiped out most animals living on Earth. Huge volcanoes erupted, releasing 100,000 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. This destabilized the climate and the carbon cycle, leading to dramatic global warming, deoxygenated oceans, and mass extinction. ⌘ Read more
School mathematics in South Africa is often seen as a sign of the health of the education system more generally. Under the racial laws of apartheid, until 1994, African people were severely restricted from learning math. Tracking the changes in math performance is a measure of how far the country has traveled in overcoming past injustices. Math is also an essential foundation for meeting the challenges of the future, like artificial inte ... ⌘ Read more
A mysterious phenomenon at the center of our galaxy could be the result of a different type of dark matter. ⌘ Read more
In order to meet our goals for carbon neutralization by the 2050s, we need environmentally friendly fuels. Catalysts (and their precursor, precatalysts) are key components in the electrochemical water-splitting reaction that produces clean hydrogen fuel. ⌘ Read more
The Flame Nebula, located about 1,400 light-years away from Earth, is a hotbed of star formation less than 1 million years old. Within the Flame Nebula, there are objects so small that their cores will never be able to fuse hydrogen like full-fledged stars—brown dwarfs. ⌘ Read more
Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have observed enigmatic rings in the planetary nebula NGC 1514, visible in the mid-infrared band. Results of the new observations, published Feb. 28 on the arXiv pre-print server, shed more light on the properties and nature of these rings. ⌘ Read more
Climate scientist Tom Di Liberto had dreamed of working at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) since college. After more than a decade as a contractor, he finally secured a full-time position nearly two years ago. ⌘ Read more
Torrential rain from the remnants of Cyclone Alfred flooded swathes of Australia's east coast on Monday, as workers battled to restore power to more than 190,000 homes and businesses. ⌘ Read more
When it comes to hiring new staff, large companies often have to choose from hundreds of candidates, a process that requires time and resources. Can mathematics help streamline these procedures? At least in the broadest sense, probably yes. ⌘ Read more
Authoritative, intelligent, responsible, serious—if you were asked to describe the general figure of a scientist, you would probably use adjectives like these. However, "funny" would likely not be the first word that comes to mind. Scientists, in fact, rarely adopt a humorous tone when communicating with the public, perhaps out of fear of appearing less credible. ⌘ Read more
The megalodon has long been imagined as an enormous great white shark, but new research suggests that perception is all wrong. The study finds the prehistoric hunter had a much longer body—closer in shape to a lemon shark or even a large whale. ⌘ Read more
A longstanding scientific belief about a link between cancer prevalence and animal body size has been tested for the first time in our new study ranging across hundreds of animal species. ⌘ Read more
At a red-brick school in Virginia, Hayden Jones is one of 1,000 students banned from using their phones as part of a trial hoping to boost learning. ⌘ Read more
France has urged the country's research institutions to consider how to welcome scientists abandoning the United States in response to President Donald Trump's policies, AFP learned on Sunday. ⌘ Read more
A total lunar eclipse will flush the moon red Thursday night into Friday morning across the Western Hemisphere. ⌘ Read more
Argentina's port city of Bahia Blanca has been "destroyed" after being pummeled by a year's worth of rain in a matter of hours, killing 13 and driving hundreds from their homes, authorities said Saturday. ⌘ Read more
Scientists have identified strains of one of the world's most dangerous fungal pathogens, already resistant to our most effective antifungal drugs, which are also five times more likely to acquire resistance to desperately needed new treatments in development. ⌘ Read more
Humans may not be the only ones who aid their friends when they're hurt. Mice may do it, too, as shown by a new research study led by scientists at the Keck School of Medicine of USC published recently in Science. ⌘ Read more
Even within the sanctuary of protected conservation areas, the rhythms of life are changing for carnivores in Mexico's montane cloud forests. A new Yale School of Environment study conducted by Germar González '24 MESc, doctoral student Siria Gámez, and Nyeema Harris, the Knobloch Family Associate Professor of Wildlife and Land Conservation, found that heightened human activity may be altering the behavior of species lik ... ⌘ Read more
Nearly two months after an explosion sent flaming debris raining down on the Turks and Caicos, SpaceX launched another mammoth Starship rocket on Thursday, but lost contact minutes into the test flight as the spacecraft came tumbling down and broke apart. ⌘ Read more
A privately owned lunar lander touched down on the moon with a drill, drone and rovers for NASA and other customers Thursday, but quickly ran into trouble and may have fallen over. ⌘ Read more
The number of monarch butterflies wintering in the mountains west of Mexico City rebounded this year, doubling the area they covered in 2024 despite the stresses of climate change and habitat loss, experts said Thursday. ⌘ Read more
During the COVID-19 pandemic, widespread migration from urban centers, known as "urban exodus," occurred. In the context of pandemic-driven urban exodus, households with children emerged as notable migrants due to the spread of COVID-19. However, a research gap exists as to whether the spread of the infection affected changes in the migration destination determinants of households. ⌘ Read more
Between 2022 and 2023, in the first two years of the Ukrainian war, almost 1,600 square kilometers of forests were destroyed. The scale of devastation, along with its environmental, social, and economic consequences, is difficult to quantify. ⌘ Read more
Hotel guests who can customize their rooms by selecting the layout, snack bar offerings, and softness of the pillows are more likely to become loyal customers of that hotel and recommend it to others. ⌘ Read more
Aluminum (Al) is a material considered susceptible to corrosion, but it could become key to core technology in producing clean hydrogen energy. A POSTECH research team succeeded in dramatically improving the performance of hydrogen production catalysts using this unstable metal. ⌘ Read more
Anyone who likes to visit their local cafe is familiar with the following scenario. Upon purchasing your lunch, a cashier turns a payment screen toward you: "This will just ask you a few questions." ⌘ Read more
A newly developed pentanuclear iron complex (Fe5-PCz(ClO4)3) can offer an efficient, stable, and cost-effective solution for water oxidation. By electrochemically polymerizing the complex, researchers from the Institute of Science Tokyo obtained a polymer-based catalyst, poly-Fe5-PCz, and achieved water oxidation with up to 99% Faradaic efficiency and exceptional stability, even ... ⌘ Read more
A beloved Australian bird best known for its stunning tail and powers of mimicry may have a cunning hidden talent. ⌘ Read more
When "Elephant' toothpaste erupts from the science lab, history deals up Pokémon playing cards, and math bakes a batch of chocolate brownies, it might seem like chaos. ⌘ Read more
In a recent study, researcher Anandasankar Ray at the University of California, Riverside, and his team employed machine learning techniques combined with cheminformatics to predict novel mosquito repellents that could greatly improve global mosquito control efforts. ⌘ Read more
A new study published in the Journal of Marketing explores how startups can tailor their pitches to attract investors in a highly competitive venture capital (VC) landscape. Researchers examined over 5,300 new ventures, uncovering how the interplay between costly signals (tangible achievements) and costless signals (verbal cues) influences investor decision-making. ⌘ Read more
Diminished trust in public education in crisis-hit Lebanon is worsening inequality in the country and forcing parents to make difficult decisions, a new study warns. The findings are published in the journal Asia Pacific Education Review. ⌘ Read more
Brendan Cottrell studies the application of remote sensing and drone technology in marine mammal conservation at the Applied Remote Sensing Laboratory at McGill University, where he recently completed his MSc. ⌘ Read more
A study has uncovered a startling reality: generative AI tools like ChatGPT are already reshaping the freelance job market, slashing employment opportunities and pay for workers across all skill levels. Even top freelancers—those with the strongest track records—are suffering the greatest setbacks. ⌘ Read more
An herbicide may "drift" from the agricultural fields where it's sprayed and harm weeds that grow at the edge of the fields, impacting pollinators. ⌘ Read more
The Greenland Ice Sheet is the largest ice mass in the Northern Hemisphere, and it's melting rapidly. Climate change is causing more intense atmospheric rivers, which can deliver intense snowfall—enough to slow Greenland's ice mass loss, a new study finds. ⌘ Read more
The United States is at a crossroads in the path toward gender equity in the labor market, according to Fran Blau '66, Frances Perkins Professor of ILR and professor of economics, emeritus, at the ILR School. ⌘ Read more
University of Missouri researchers and collaborators have developed an innovative, eco-friendly chemical tool that harnesses the power of engineered "soapy" water and electricity to create reactions in a whole new way. This breakthrough electrochemistry method could reduce the cost of making medicines and support clean energy technology, including efforts to remove pre- and poly ... ⌘ Read more
Minutes before it was scheduled to launch, the first commercial mission of Europe's new heavy-lift rocket Ariane 6 was called off on Monday due to an "anomaly" on the ground. ⌘ Read more
Last month tech giant Meta announced plans to build the world's longest submarine communication cable. ⌘ Read more
Before there was light, there was cosmic inflation. ⌘ Read more
Two common gut parasites have been found to alter the behavior and physiology of honeybees in ways that could harm the health and productivity of entire colonies. ⌘ Read more
For a brief window, Asteroid 2024 YR4 looked like a planetary hazard in the making. At up to 90 meters (295 feet) in diameter, it was described as a potential "city killer." On its estimated trajectory, it could've collided with Earth as soon as 2032. According to the Torino Impact Hazard Scale, used to characterize such threats, it ranked a Level 3 out of 10—a highly unusual designation, suggesting a "close encounter" was plausible. ⌘ Read more
Melting ice sheets are slowing the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC), the world's strongest ocean current, researchers have found. This melting has implications for global climate indicators, including sea level rise, ocean warming and viability of marine ecosystems. ⌘ Read more
As International Women's Day approaches, we must redouble our efforts to champion social justice and the principles of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). These are under unprecedented attack by some political leaders. ⌘ Read more
People experiencing domestic violence are often urged to report their abuse to the police. But what if your abuser is a police officer? ⌘ Read more
In a study published in Scientific Reports, researchers from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, working with partners in Africa and the UK, present a novel plant-host identification method that could help in the fight to reduce the transmission of infectious diseases such as malaria, through restricting the preferred plant food sources of mosquitoes. ⌘ Read more
US President Donald Trump's latest war on the climate includes withdrawing support for any research that mentions the word. ⌘ Read more
A study by the IBeA research group of the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) revealed relatively high concentrations of three groups of organic pollutants. The study concluded that some of these pollutants come from nearby urban areas; others originate from combustion processes currently taking place in agriculture; and finally the ones corresponding to pollution caused by pesticides and some electrical insulator ... ⌘ Read more
Africa is a multilingual continent and many adults speak several languages fluently. An empirical study by a research team led by the Potsdam psycholinguists Prof. Dr. Natalie Boll-Avetisyan and Paul O. Omane now shows that the roots of this multilingualism can be found in infancy: In Ghana, most babies grow up multilingually, with most of them coming into contact with two to six languages and just as ... ⌘ Read more
Whether the binding glue of a pair is lust or companionship and commitment, people experiencing romantic love probably fit into one of four distinct categories of romantic lovers, according to the first-of-its-kind research from The Australian National University (ANU). ⌘ Read more
The narwhal (Monodon monoceros), an iconic whale of remote Arctic waters, is widely known for its long, spiral tusk, which is really an elongated tooth. The tusk, which is predominantly found in males and can grow up to 10 feet long, is one of the most fascinating traits in nature and the inspiration for myths such as the unicorn. It is believed to play a role in competition for mates, including mating displays. The tusk may h ... ⌘ Read more
Employee burnout is likely costing companies millions of dollars each year, ranging from approximately $4,000 to $21,000 per employee in the U.S., according to a study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. That means a 1,000-employee company in the U.S. would on average be losing about $5 million annually. ⌘ Read more
For the first time, researchers have used high-speed laser writing to create lines spaced just 100 nm apart on a glass substrate. The optimized printing approach could enable super-resolution 3D direct laser writing (DLW) of microlenses, photonics crystals, micro-optical devices, metamaterials and more. ⌘ Read more
Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), an international team of astronomers has explored the atmosphere of a nearby brown dwarf binary designated WISE J045853.90+643451.9. As a result, they detected hydrogen cyanide and acetylene in the atmosphere of this binary, marking the first time these two species have been identified in the atmosphere of a brown dwarf. The finding was reported Feb. 19 on the arXi ... ⌘ Read more
Fake stories that atmospheric experiments are triggering natural disasters have led to US states pushing blanket bans on weather modification, which experts say may jeopardize current local scientific programs and hinder future research. ⌘ Read more
A US company is aiming for its second lunar touchdown after a lander carrying a suite of unique experiments successfully launched aboard a SpaceX rocket on Wednesday. ⌘ Read more
Nations prepared for a showdown on funding on the last day of UN nature talks in Rome Thursday, amid alarm over slow progress in the face of accelerating species loss. ⌘ Read more
MIT physicists report the unexpected discovery of electrons forming crystalline structures in a material only billionths of a meter thick. The work adds to a gold mine of discoveries originating from the material, which the same team discovered only about three years ago. ⌘ Read more
In many coastal regions, tourism and fish farms are vital industries that drive economic growth. Yet, they often compete for space, raising concerns about how to balance these two sectors without compromising the environment or local livelihoods. ⌘ Read more
How do scientists study the behavior of dinosaurs, who died 65 million years ago? After all, dinosaur fossils are rare enough as it is, and most are fragments and difficult to work with. ⌘ Read more
New research into the use of Generative AI (GenAI) among students studying law at university has found that guidelines and training are essential, but are not enough to ensure the responsible use of AI. ⌘ Read more
Air pollution has become an ever-pressing issue since the Industrial Revolution began in the mid-18th century. Progressive urbanization, industrialization and agricultural development over more recent decades have been linked to a plethora of consequences for the environment and health of humans and wildlife. ⌘ Read more
One of the human impacts of natural hazards is household displacement. Destructive floods, wildfires, earthquakes and hurricanes often force people to leave their homes—some briefly, others for months or indefinitely. ⌘ Read more
A new study on the unique Purim traditions of the Cochin Jewish community by Prof. Shalva Weil, a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society of Great Britain, from Hebrew University, published in the Journal of Modern Jewish Studies, examines the historical and cultural significance of effigies in Purim celebrations among Cochin Jews, tracing their evolution from the sixteenth century under Portuguese rule to their transformation in mod ... ⌘ Read more
Emerging pollutants are compounds—microplastics, oils, dyes, pharmaceuticals, plasticizers, etc.—that end up in aquatic ecosystems and can pose an environmental and health risk. These pollutants, which are related to human activities, can be found in wastewater, and removing them represents a scientific, technological and societal challenge. ⌘ Read more
Since the late 2000s, the Chinese state has embraced new industrial policies that have focused on upgrading its manufacturing quality, resulting in labor, welfare and population law reforms. According to ILR Assistant Professor Yiran Zhang, an unintended result of these policies is a shift in the workforce that has driven women from factory jobs that were on par with their male counterparts into precarious and lower-quality home-based industrial work ... ⌘ Read more
Searching for life on other celestial bodies, or at the very least the necessary components to support it, has been fascinating scientists and enthusiasts for centuries. While planets are the obvious choice, their moons can also harbor the chemical ingredients for life. ⌘ Read more
The first life on Earth formed four billion years ago, as microbes living in pools and seas: what if the same thing happened on Mars? If it did, how would we prove it? Scientists hoping to identify fossil evidence of ancient Martian microbial life have now found a way to test their hypothesis, proving they can detect the fossils of microbes in gypsum samples that are a close analogy to sulfate rocks on Mars. ⌘ Read more
Good news for tea lovers: That daily brew might be purifying the water, too. ⌘ Read more
Research published in the International Journal of Services and Standards has looked at the factors that drive brand loyalty around "green" products in Vietnam. ⌘ Read more
Social media influencers (SMIs) pose psychological, health and security risks and need tighter regulation, a new study finds. ⌘ Read more
Each summer, more and more lake beaches are forced to close due to toxic algae blooms. While climate change is often blamed, new research suggests a more complex story: climate interacts with human activities like agriculture and urban runoff, which funnel excess nutrients into the water. ⌘ Read more
Elephants, giraffes, pythons and other large species have higher cancer rates than smaller ones like mice, bats, and frogs, a new study has shown, overturning a 45-year-old belief about cancer in the animal kingdom. ⌘ Read more
A Chinese rover that landed on Mars in 2021 detected evidence of underground beach deposits in an area thought to have once been the site of an ancient sea, providing further evidence that the planet long ago had a large ocean. ⌘ Read more
The Huns suddenly appeared in Europe in the 370s, establishing one of the most influential although short-lived empires in Europe. Scholars have long debated whether the Huns were descended from the Xiongnu. ⌘ Read more
International Space Station researchers continue to share their new discoveries. Their recent findings include results in the pharmaceutical and astronaut health arenas. ⌘ Read more
Israeli astronomers report the detection of a new Jupiter-like exoplanet using the High Accuracy Radial velocity Planet Searcher (HARPS). The newfound alien world orbits a nearby M-dwarf star designated GJ 2126. The discovery was announced in a research paper published Feb. 16 on the arXiv pre-print server. ⌘ Read more
Representatives of nearly 200 countries gather Monday to continue fraught negotiations on the timing and content of the UN's next blockbuster assessment of global warming science. ⌘ Read more
An international research collaboration led by the University of Surrey's Nuclear Physics Group has overturned the long-standing belief that the atomic nucleus of lead-208 (²⁰⁸Pb) is perfectly spherical. The discovery challenges fundamental assumptions about nuclear structure and has far-reaching implications for our understanding of how the heaviest elements are formed in the universe. ⌘ Read more
Elon Musk's latest space-related hammer throw is to call for it to be deorbited as soon as two years from now. ⌘ Read more
There is a very small chance that an asteroid capable of taking out an entire city could strike Earth in less than eight years. But even if this asteroid is hurtling our way, humanity is now able to defend itself against such a threat, experts say. ⌘ Read more
A study published in Geophysical Research Letters has challenged the conventional understanding of the relationship between global warming and ocean evaporation. A research team from the Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research of the Chinese Academy of Sciences discovered a phenomenon that, despite rising sea surface temperatures, global ocean evaporation has decreased ove ... ⌘ Read more