The researchers said they employed a process called ball milling to vigorously shake ordinary ice together with steel balls in a container cooled to minus -328 degrees Fahrenheit
New York hedge fund billionaire and an unnamed partner will spend $25 million relaunching research of embattled scientist
Fungus mates with itself, obviating need for a partner

Rare Dickinsonia fossil actually decaying beehive imprints, finds research team from University of Florida that went to the rock shelters in Madhya Pradesh for follow-up study.

New work reveals Earth’s potassium arrived by meteoritic delivery service. Earth’s potassium arrived by meteoritic delivery service finds new research led by Carnegie’s Nicole Nie...
Scientists have discovered a new form of ice that more closely resembles liquid water than any other and may hold the key to understanding this most famous of liquids.
Around 12,000 years ago, the Neolithic revolution radically changed the economy, diet and structure of the first human societies in the Fertile Crescent of the Near East. With the beginning…
Trapped ions have previously only been entangled in one and the same laboratory. Now, teams have entangled two ions over a distance of 230 meters. The nodes of this network…
Astronomers have directly measured the mass of a single, isolated white dwarf -- the surviving core of a burned-out, Sun-like star. Researchers found that the white dwarf is 56 percent the mass…
Researchers show that brain organoids -- clumps of lab-grown neurons -- can integrate with rat brains and respond to visual stimulation like flashing lights.
Chess players perform worse when air pollution increases, according to new research.
The CT-scanned skull of a 319-million-year-old fossilized fish, pulled from a coal mine in England more than a century ago, has revealed the oldest example of a well-preserved vertebrate brain.
Astronomers using data from the SMARTS 1.5-meter Telescope at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO), have made the first confirmed detection of a star system that will one day form…
Scientists have discovered a new way to investigate the structure of protons using neutrinos, known as 'ghost particles.'
What happened shortly after the universe was born in the Big Bang and began to expand? Bubbles occurred and a previously unknown phase transition happened, according to particle physicists.
Researchers have successfully split seawater without pre-treatment to produce green hydrogen.
Limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius is currently not plausible, as is shown in a new, central study. Climate policy, protests, and the Ukraine crisis: the participating researchers systematically…
Higher consumption of ultra-processed foods may be linked to an increased risk of developing and dying from cancer, an observational study suggests.
A group of scientists have released one of the most precise measurements ever made of how matter is distributed across the universe today.
Researchers have developed an automated driving system based on the concept of 'collaborative steering', which aims to increase transportation safety, efficiency, and comfort by encouraging active interaction between autonomous vehicles…
When a scientist discovered surprising evidence that Saturn's smallest, innermost moon could generate the right amount of heat to support a liquid internal ocean, colleagues began studying Mimas' surface to…
Experiencing three or more concussions is linked with worsened brain function in later life, according to major new research. The study -- the largest of its kind -- also found…
A new biomaterial that can be injected intravenously, reduces inflammation in tissue and promotes cell and tissue repair. The biomaterial was tested and proven effective in treating tissue damage caused…
Researchers have applied a deep learning technique to a previously studied dataset of nearby stars and uncovered eight previously unidentified signals of interest.
Researchers have combined low-power chip design, machine learning algorithms, and soft implantable electrodes to produce a neural interface that can identify and suppress symptoms of various neurological disorders.
Whether you call them comfort foods, highly processed foods, junk foods, empty calories or just some of Americans' favorite foods and drinks, about 13% of people aged 50 to 80…
The loss of pollinators, such as bees, is a huge challenge for global biodiversity and affects humanity by causing problems in food production. Researchers have now developed the first passively…
Can something as simple as a cup of coffee with milk have an anti-inflammatory effect in humans? Apparently so, according to a new study. A combination of proteins and antioxidants…
In the global push for practical quantum networks and quantum computers, an international team of researchers has demonstrated a leap in preserving the quantum coherence of quantum dot spin qubits.
Perovskite semiconductors promise highly efficient and low-cost solar cells. However, the semi-organic material is very sensitive to temperature differences, which can quickly lead to fatigue damage in normal outdoor use.…
Scientists are working to understand the cause and how the events of the LPME unfolded by focusing on mercury from Siberian volcanoes that ended up in sediments in Australia and…
By analyzing meteorites, researchers have uncovered the likely far-flung origin of Earth's volatile chemicals, some of which form the building blocks of life.
In a new breakthrough, researchers have solved a problem that has caused quantum researchers headaches for years. The researchers can now control two quantum light sources rather than one. Trivial…
Earth's potassium arrived by meteoritic delivery service finds new research led by Earth and planetary scientists. Their work shows that some primitive meteorites contain a different mix of potassium isotopes…
An artificial intelligence program may enable the first simple production of customizable proteins called zinc fingers to treat diseases by turning genes on and off. The researchers who designed the…
Scientists have discovered the first gamma-ray eclipses from a special type of binary star system using data from NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope. These so-called spider systems each contain a…
Scientists have created an AI system capable of generating artificial enzymes from scratch. In laboratory tests, some of these enzymes worked as well as those found in nature, even when…
In an observational feat of high precision, scientists used a new technique with NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to capture the shadows of starlight cast by the thin rings of…
Engineers and physicians have developed a wearable ultrasound device that can assess both the structure and function of the human heart. The portable device, which is roughly the size of…
A team of paleontologists have discovered the first 'unmistakable' Triassic-era caecilian fossil -- the oldest-known caecilian fossils -- thus extending the record of this small, burrowing animal by roughly 35…
What drives crocodile evolution? Is climate a major factor or changes in sea levels? Determined to find answers to these questions, researchers discovered that while changing temperatures and rainfall had…
A new study has shown that common levels of traffic pollution can impair human brain function in only a matter of hours. The study was the first to show in…
Astronomers used observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to achieve the darkest ever view of a dense interstellar cloud. These observations have revealed the composition of a virtual…
A startling analysis from Globe at Night -- a citizen science program -- concludes that stars are disappearing from human sight at an astonishing rate. The study finds that, to…
Research has revealed how supermassive black holes (SMBHs) are feeding off gas clouds which reach them by traveling hundreds of thousands of light years from one galaxy to another.
Seeking to better understand more about the origins and movement of bubonic plague, in ancient and contemporary times, researchers have completed a painstaking granular examination of hundreds of modern and…
The discovery of more than 250 fossilized eggs reveals intimate details about the lives of titanosaurs in the Indian subcontinent, according to a new study.
If you plop these thin wafers, made up of several layers of a stretchy material called 'liquid crystal elastomers,' onto a hot plate, they will begin to warp. Then, suddenly…
First, they walked. Then, they saw the light. Now, miniature biological robots have gained a new trick: remote control. The hybrid 'eBiobots' are the first to combine soft materials, living…
Astronomers have released a gargantuan survey of the galactic plane of the Milky Way. The new dataset contains a staggering 3.32 billion celestial objects -- arguably the largest such catalog…
Our solar system is estimated to be about 4.57 billion years old. Previous analyses of ancient meteorites have shown that minerals were created through chemical reactions with water as far…
Perseverance has now completed its investigation of the atmosphere throughout the first Martian year (which lasts approximately two Earth years). Specifically, astronomers have studied seasonal and daily cycles of temperature…
A temperature reconstruction from ice cores of the past 1,000 years reveals that today's warming in central-north Greenland is surprisingly pronounced. The most recent decade surveyed in a study, the…
Super-thin chips made from lithium niobate are set to overtake silicon chips in light-based technologies, with potential applications ranging from remote ripening-fruit detection on Earth to navigation on the Moon.…
Antarctica is a tough place to work, for obvious reasons -- it's bitterly cold, remote, and wild. However, it's one of the best places in the world to hunt for…
Researchers have discovered a medium-density amorphous ice formed by ball milling hexagonal ice at low temperatures. The post New Form of Ice Discovered: Medium-Density Amorphous Ice appeared first on Sci.News:…
Scientists have found fragments a human-made projectile point in a rib of a mastodon (Mammut americanum) from the Manis site, Washington, the United States. The post 13,900-Year-Old Projectile Point Found…
The three new species of nautiluses belong to the genus Nautilus and represent populations on the easternmost edge of the overall habitat range of the genus. The post Marine Biologists…
Physicists have developed a novel theory describing a new state of light, which has controllable quantum properties over a broad range of frequencies, up as high as X-ray frequencies. The…
In November 2019, the nearby single, isolated white dwarf LAWD 37 aligned closely with a distant background source and caused a so-called microlensing event. The post Astronomers Directly Measure Mass…
Straight-tusked elephants (Palaeoloxodon antiquus) were the largest terrestrial mammals of the Pleistocene epoch, present in Europe and western Asia between 800,000 and 100,000 years ago. The post Neanderthals Hunted Straight-Tusked…
Paleontologists have examined the fossilized brain and cranial nerve soft tissues of Coccocephalus wildi, a species of early ray-finned fish that lived 319 million years ago. The post Carboniferous Fossil…
Researchers have developed a multilayered fluidic system that can reduce the energy costs of heating, cooling and lighting buildings. The post Researchers Create Squid-Inspired ‘Liquid Windows’ appeared first on Sci.News:…
The principal animal lineages diverged in the Cambrian period, but most diversity at lower taxonomic ranks arose more gradually over the subsequent 500 million years. The post 515-Million-Year-Old Fossils Shed…
About 50 species of birds on Earth today do not belong to the same group as the other 10,000 currently in existence. The post Ornithologists Construct New Phylogenetic Family Tree…
Using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, ESA’s XMM-Newton and three radio telescopes, astronomers have observed the huge galaxy cluster merger Abell 2256. The post Astronomers Capture Ongoing Collision of Three Galaxy…
LEDA 2046648 is accompanied by a profusion of smaller, more distant galaxies which range from fully-fledged spirals to mere bright smudges. The post Webb Spots Large Spiral Galaxy in Hercules…
Mimas, a small moon of Saturn, is heavily cratered and lacks the typical characteristics of an ocean-bearing moon, such as the active surface of Enceladus. The post Mimas Has an…
Breakthrough Listen presents a new machine learning-based method that they apply to more than 480 hours of data from the Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope, observing 820 nearby stars.…
Turnersuchus hingleyae is a new genus and species of thalattosuchian crocodylomorph from the Early Jurassic epoch. The post Jurassic Sea Crocodile Fossil Found in United Kingdom appeared first on Sci.News:…
Scientists have found lead(II) formate -- a compound very unusual for paintings -- in several areas of The Night Watch, Rembrandt’s most famous work. The post Unusual Lead Compound Detected…
Hibbertopterus lamsdelli is only the fourth, yet most reliable record of an American hibbertopterid sea scorpion. The post New Species of Giant Sea Scorpion Unearthed in New Mexico appeared first…
A combination of proteins and antioxidants doubles the anti-inflammatory properties in immune cells, according to a new paper published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. The post Coffee…
Astronomers have captured the reflectance spectrum of the double-ringed centaur 10199 Chariklo and observed the shadows of starlight cast by Chariklo’s thin rings. The post Webb Detects Water Ice on…
The robot’s design is inspired by the seed of dandelion, resembling several biomimetic features, i.e., high porosity, lightweight, and separated vortex ring generation under a steady wind flow. The post…
Version 13.0 of Face Verification has a new Presentation Attack Detection algorithm for mobile and web applications that
Recently, a couple of German companies offered the government of the country the possibility to prepare dozens of
Great Britain does not deny the possibility of supplying fighter jets to Ukraine. It seems that the availability
Apparently, German military intelligence drones Vector left a positive impression on the Ukrainian Army – that is why
With the expected arrival of long-range Ground Launched Small Diameter Bombs (GLSDB) to Ukraine, it is important to
Intense testing of the high-altitude long-endurance drone Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton continues. It is now getting ready to
Scientists have shown for the first time that briefly tuning into a person’s brainwave cycle before they perform
A radioactive capsule the size of a small cylinder 6 mm in diameter and 8 mm long containing
The United States is considering sending a weapon that could effectively double the firing range of the Ukrainian
Sweden is going to send one of the best artillery systems in the world to Ukraine. It is
Inspired by the dynamic color-changing skin of organisms such as squid, the University of Toronto researchers have developed
When it comes to the evolution of mobile robots, it may be a long time before legged robots
The Type 99 is China’s own model, developed and built in this country. How good is it, and
In quantum computers and other experimental quantum systems, information spreads around the devices and quickly becomes scrambled like
It’s been estimated that the Armed Forces of Ukraine fire twice as many artillery shells as their Western
Ukraine’s military air assets are still getting stronger. While F-16s and other Western-made fighter jets may be just
The InSight Mars mission is history. On 20 December 2022, NASA declared the mission over. The two attempts
Brain-computer interfaces can restore some mobility to paralyzed people by controlling exoskeletons. However, more complex control signals cannot