Antarctic canyons play a crucial role in the instability of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet, as they facilitate the transfer of relatively warm water (Circumpolar Deep Water) from the abyssal areas to the continental shelf and from there to the base of the ice sheet, thus contributing to its melting. Antarctic canyons play a crucial role…
Giant pandas reclining in cloudy hills eating bamboo, European bison picking their way through gloomy and lichen-draped forests and Cape mountain zebra roaming arid mountains. Ideas of how and where these species live are fixed in the public imagination, in conservation practice and even in the names of some species—but they may simply be stereotypes. Giant…
A team of archaeologists affiliated with several institutions in Israel has tested a sample of red fabric found in a cave in Israel in 2016 and reports that it is from the Bronze Age. Their paper is published in Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports. A team of archaeologists affiliated with several institutions in Israel has tested…
Using the TÜBİTAK National Observatory, astronomers from Turkey and India have observed a bright blazar known as S5 0716+714. Results of the observational campaign, published July 12 on the pre-print server arXiv, yield essential information regarding the optical variability of this blazar. Using the TÜBİTAK National Observatory, astronomers from Turkey and India have observed a bright…
The collections of natural history museums are unique archives of evolution. They allow us to look far into the geological past. Shells of marine snails are particularly common fossils and are well suited to reconstructing climate history and former marine distributions. The collections of natural history museums are unique archives of evolution. They allow us to…
Quantum chromodynamics (QCD) is the theoretical framework for studying the forces within atomic nuclei and their constituent protons and neutrons. A major part of QCD research involves how quarks and gluons are contained within nucleons (protons and neutrons). Quantum chromodynamics (QCD) is the theoretical framework for studying the forces within atomic nuclei and their constituent protons…
Two-dimensional (2D) materials have atomic-level thickness and excellent mechanical and physical properties, with broad application prospects in fields such as semiconductors, flexible devices, and composite materials. Two-dimensional (2D) materials have atomic-level thickness and excellent mechanical and physical properties, with broad application prospects in fields such as semiconductors, flexible devices, and composite materials. Nanophysics Nanomaterials Phys.org – latest science…
Windows devices go down, Twisters brings tornadoes to the big screen and COVID’s summer surge in this week’s news roundup. Windows devices go down, Twisters brings tornadoes to the big screen and COVID’s summer surge in this week’s news roundup. Scientific American Content: Global
Claims of alien starships visiting Earth always fall short, but people still fall for them Claims of alien starships visiting Earth always fall short, but people still fall for them Scientific American Content: Global
Bull elephants gather in the evening coolness to drink. After a spell, a senior male lifts his head and turns from the waterhole. With ears flapping gently, he lets out a deep, resonant rumble. Bull elephants gather in the evening coolness to drink. After a spell, a senior male lifts his head and turns from the…