A Newly Discovered Type of Opal Formed by Common Seaweed Found
Scientists have discovered a completely new type of opal formed by a common seaweed that harnesses natural technology by self-assembling a nanostructure of oil ...
Can Animals Really Predict an Earthquake?
For centuries, people have claimed that strange behavior by their cats, dogs, and even cows can predict an imminent earthquake, but the first rigorous analysis ...
Life-Size Holograms Are Set to Revolutionize Video Conferencing
A Queen’s University researcher will soon unveil TeleHuman 2 — the world’s first truly holographic videoconferencing system. TeleHuman2 allows people in d...
City and Country Fish Evolve Differently
A North Carolina State University study examining the effects of urbanization on the evolution of fish body shape produced both expected and surprising results:...
Hubble Captures Most Distant Star Ever Seen
While astronomers routinely study galaxies much farther away, they’re visible only because they glow with the brightness of billions of stars. And a supernova...
Study Finds Tens of Thousands of Black Holes in Milky Way’s Center
A Columbia University-led team of astrophysicists has discovered a dozen black holes gathered around Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*), the supermassive black hole in the...
A New and Non-Invasive Way to Test Your Glucose Levels
Scientists have created a non-invasive adhesive patch, which promises the measurement of glucose levels through the skin without a finger-prick blood test, pote...
All About the New Artificial Enzyme That Uses Light to Kill Bacteria
Researchers from RMIT University have developed a new artificial enzyme that uses light to kill bacteria. The artificial enzymes could one day be used in the ...
Glassy Beads Hint of a Mysterious Missing Crater
Imperial experts have found a "breadcrumb trail" of glassy beads debris from an 800,000-year-old meteor impact. Around 800,000 years ago, a 20 kilometer meteor ...
A New Source of Global Nitrogen Has Been Discovered
For centuries, the prevailing science has indicated that all of the nitrogen on Earth available to plants comes from the atmosphere. But a study from the Univer...
