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Scientists Have Figured Out What Triggers Large-Scale Volcanic Eruptions
A lava flow from Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano enters the ocean near Isaac Hale Beach Park on August 5, 2018. The volcano’s 2018 eruption was its largest in over 200 years.…
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Alien Species Predicted to Increase by 36% Worldwide by 2050
Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca) originally from Africa and now established in Central and Western Europe. Credit: Professor Tim Blackburn, UCL The number of alien (non-native) species, particularly insects, arthropods and…
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Carb-Eating Bacteria Under Viral Threat: Scientists Discover New Group of Viruses That Attack Bacteria in Our Guts
Scientists characterize previously unknown gut reactions. Strictly speaking, humans cannot digest complex carbohydrates — that’s the job of bacteria in our large intestines. UC Riverside scientists have just discovered a…
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No Joke: Pigs and Rodents Can Breathe Through Their Butts
Rodents and pigs share with certain aquatic organisms the ability to use their intestines for respiration, finds a study publishing May 14th in the journal Med. The researchers demonstrated that…
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X-ray Experiments and Machine Learning Innovation Could Trim Years off Battery R&D
Staff engineer Bruis van Vlijmen is seen working inside the Battery Informatics Lab 1070 in the Arrillaga Science Center, Bldg. 57. Credit: Jacqueline Orrell/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory An X-ray instrument…
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Deep Space Listening: 6000 Days of Research to Hear Continuous Gravitational Waves
Rapidly rotating neutron stars may be “humming” continuous gravitational waves. Credit: K. Wette Remember the days before working from home? It’s Monday morning, you’re running late to beat the traffic,…
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The Surprising “Secret” Lens Making Method Used by the “Father of Microbiology” Discovered After 300 Years
A Van Leeuwenhoek microscope. Credit: Utrecht University/Rijksmuseum Boerhaave/TU Delft A microscope used by Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to conduct pioneering research contains a surprisingly ordinary lens, as new research by Rijksmuseum…
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Quantum Leap for Quantum Computing: Ion Beams Create Chains of Closely Coupled Qubits
Ion beams can create chains of closely coupled quantum bits (qubits) based on nitrogen-vacancy “color centers” in diamond for use in quantum computing hardware. The honeycomb pattern in the photo…
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The Oldest Centrosaurine: Newly Described Horned Dinosaur From New Mexico Was the Earliest of Its Kind
With a frilled head and beaked face, Menefeeceratops sealeyi, discovered in New Mexico, lived 82 million years ago. It predated its better-known relative, Triceratops. Credit: Sergey Krasovskiy With a frilled…
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How to Keep Shared Spacesuit “Underwear” Clean?
Spacewalking is a major highlight of any astronaut’s career. But there is a downside: putting on your spacesuit means sharing some previously-worn underlayers. A new ESA study is looking into…