A new study paves the way to understanding biotic recovery after an ecological crisis in the Mediterranean Sea about 5.5 million years ago. An international team led by Konstantina Agiadi from the University of Vienna has now been able to quantify how marine biota was impacted by the salinization of the Mediterranean: Only 11% of…
An experimental aircraft could someday play a role in providing internet access to rural areas or disaster zones An experimental aircraft could someday play a role in providing internet access to rural areas or disaster zones Technology All Articles | Discover Magazine
We wrap up our tour of the Cascade volcanoes with a trip to the three southernmost members, including the biggest and maybe the weirdest. We wrap up our tour of the Cascade volcanoes with a trip to the three southernmost members, including the biggest and maybe the weirdest. Planet Earth All Articles | Discover Magazine
While super-rich kids make for great TV subjects, their real lives, perspectives and ambitions are often shielded from the public. To learn more about them, we interviewed students at one of the most expensive secondary schools in the world, where fees come to 120,000 Swiss Francs (around €125,000) per year—and followed up with them five…
Microbial communities are constantly exposed to the invasion of exogenous species, which can significantly alter their composition and function. The capacity of a microbial community to resist invasion is regarded as an emergent property resulting from the complex interactions among its constituent species. Microbial communities are constantly exposed to the invasion of exogenous species, which can…
This week, one of the world’s largest fossil fuel exporters went to a meeting of island states strongly affected by human-induced climate change. This week, one of the world’s largest fossil fuel exporters went to a meeting of island states strongly affected by human-induced climate change. Political science Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories
As I watched my sons, Wavhudi and Rivhavhudi, play games on my phone before bedtime, I was captivated by their enthusiasm and how deeply they were engaged—especially when the games involved math or science. Both boys experienced speech delays and I hoped the games would help them develop their language skills. It worked. As I watched…
South Africa is on the path to decarbonization—doing away with burning coal and other fossil fuels and moving towards renewable, clean energy, such as solar and wind power. However, the coal industry employs 91,000 people. If these workers lost their jobs and were not transferred to new jobs in renewable energy and other sectors, this…
Some people can visualize things perfectly in their mind’s eye, while others can’t. Some people can visualize things perfectly in their mind’s eye, while others can’t. Mind All Articles | Discover Magazine
The largest sailing cargo ship in existence is on its maiden voyage across the Atlantic Ocean, demonstrating a carbon footprint 10 times smaller than that of a container ship The largest sailing cargo ship in existence is on its maiden voyage across the Atlantic Ocean, demonstrating a carbon footprint 10 times smaller than that of a…