News
- Astronomy
First stars may lurk in our galactic neighborhood
Representatives from the first generation of stars might be hiding in our cosmic backyard, masked by interstellar pollution.
- Earth
Giant asteroid may have triggered deadly volcano eruptions
Increased volcanic eruptions coincided much more closely with an asteroid impact and the extinction of the dinosaurs than previously believed, a new study suggests.
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- Anthropology
Bronze Age mummies identified in Britain
Bone analysis finds widespread mummy making in ancient England and Scotland.
- Animals
Lights at night trick wild wallabies into breeding late
Artificial lighting is driving wild tammar wallabies to breed out of sync with peak season for food
- Life
‘Protocells’ show ability to reproduce
Lab-made “protocells” mimic the division process of early cells, and may help researchers understand cellular evolution.
- Animals
Math describes sheep herd fluctuations
Scientists have developed equations to describe the motion of a herd of sheep.
- Planetary Science
67P reveals recipe for a comet
Rosetta’s comet 67P probably started out as two smaller comets.
- Math
83-year-old math problem solved
An 83-year-old math problem concerning sequences of 1s and –1s has been solved.
- Animals
Alpine bee tongues shorten as climate warms
Pollinators’ match with certain alpine flowers erodes as climate change pushes fast evolution.
- Chemistry
Elusive acid finally created
Cyanoform, a chemical sought for more than a century and written into textbooks, is one of the strongest organic acids.
- Astronomy
Black hole collisions evade detection
The environment in the centers of some galaxies might inhibit gravitational waves radiating from supermassive black holes, a new study suggests.
