Active systems display a wide range of complex and fascinating behaviors, many of which are not yet fully understood. Found on scales ranging from microbes and self-propelling particles to large groups of fish, birds, and mammals, they are made up of many individual parts, which each convert energy from their surroundings into motion. Active systems display…
Astronomers have used new data from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and the retired SOFIA (Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy) as well as archival data from other missions to revisit one of the strangest binary star systems in our galaxy—40 years after it burst onto the scene as a bright and long-lived nova. A nova is…
SRON astronomers have for the first time mapped the outflows from one of the closest quasars to Earth. Quasars are bright cores of galaxies powered by the supermassive black hole in their center. The team has probed gas outflows in I Zwicky 1, a close-by quasar, to map its system of clouds being blown away…
For years, mycologists and hobbyists alike have been using DNA sequencing on foraged fungi. For years, mycologists and hobbyists alike have been using DNA sequencing on foraged fungi. Photography, vis-photo, Fungi, Genetics and Heredity, California NYT > Science
Industry groups said the E.P.A. had exceeded its authority in requiring the drinking-water cleanup. The chemicals, known as PFAS, are linked to cancer and health risks. Industry groups said the E.P.A. had exceeded its authority in requiring the drinking-water cleanup. The chemicals, known as PFAS, are linked to cancer and health risks. Global Warming, Greenhouse Gas Emissions,…
African elephants call each other and respond to individual names — something that few wild animals do, according to new research published Monday. African elephants call each other and respond to individual names — something that few wild animals do, according to new research published Monday. NBC News Science
A new way of helping a critically endangered species of eel swim upstream during their migration has been tested by Cardiff University researchers. A new way of helping a critically endangered species of eel swim upstream during their migration has been tested by Cardiff University researchers. Ecology Biotechnology Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories
Paleontologists have redescribed Epitornoceras baldisi, an enigmatic species of ammonoid cephalopod from the Devonian period of Argentina, using new fossils from the Chigua Formation. The post New Fossils of Nautilus-Like Cephalopod Unearthed in Argentina appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News. Paleontologists have redescribed Epitornoceras baldisi, an enigmatic species of ammonoid cephalopod from the Devonian…
Sugarcane is the world’s largest crop by biomass yield, providing 80% of the sugar and 40% of the biofuel produced worldwide. The plant’s size and efficient use of water and light make it a prime candidate to produce advanced renewable, value-added bioproducts and biofuels. Sugarcane is the world’s largest crop by biomass yield, providing 80% of…
A lack of scientists specialized in plant breeding could lead to ‘dire’ food security implications in Australia, and around the world, according to new research conducted across three continents. A lack of scientists specialized in plant breeding could lead to ‘dire’ food security implications in Australia, and around the world, according to new research conducted across…