Some ancient societies in China and Southeast Asia appear to have smoke-dried their dead, effectively mummifying them thousands of years earlier than their Egyptian counterparts, new research has found. Summary Recent research suggests that ancient Read More
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Sri Lanka urged people on Saturday to catch and cook invasive fish species, including the giant snakehead and piranhas, that threaten fragile freshwater ecosystems and are now banned. Summary Sri Lanka is battling invasive fish Read More
A new class of supermassive black holes embedded in a thick gas shell could explain small red dots in images from the James Webb Space Telescope. Summary Astronomers propose that mysterious, small red dots observed Read More
17-million-year-old fossil of large extinct songbird discovered in Australia –
Fossil remains of a large, now-extinct bird species have been discovered in Australia’s Boodjamulla National Park. Summary Fossil remains of a giant, flightless bird, larger than an emu or cassowary, have been unearthed in Read More
Hybridization of interlayer excitons in bilayer semiconductor hints at many-body
Excitons, bound states between an electron (i.e., a negatively charged particle) and a hole (i.e., the absence of an electron) in materials, are a key focus of condensed matter physics studies. These bound Read More
Painting zebra stripes on cows to fend off flies, lizards’ favorite pizza toppings and how booze helps you speak another language: these were some of the winners at the Ig Nobel prizes, which celebrate the Read More
Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered a 3,300-year-old whistle made from a cow’s toe bone, believed to have been used by police to guard royal tomb workers. The artifact was found in the ruins of Read More
Recent research has found a new way to make graphene that adds structural defects to improve the performance of the material that could have benefits across a range of applications—from sensors and batteries, to Read More
Scientists have uncovered how the plant hormone auxin helps roots bend and downwards towards gravity—a process called gravitropism—even after encountering obstacles in soil. Summary Plant scientists have elucidated the role of the hormone Read More
Researchers at the University of California, Irvine, together with international collaborators, have developed a new electron microscopy method that has enabled the first-ever imaging of vibrations, or phonons, in specific directions at the atomic scale. Read More