Science & Technology

Astronomers have analyzed observations of Algol. They argue that Algol has many companion stars which have not been detected from earlier observations.

Mechanical engineers have devised a technique of ‘crystal capillary origami’ where salt crystals spontaneously encapsulate liquid droplets. The process offers a new method of nanostructure encapsulation for applications in food industries, drug deliver…

New production or recycling of cholesterol: The duration of the disorder makes all the difference.

Scientists have built a plant that can produce carbon-neutral liquid fuels from sunlight and air. The next goal will be to take this technology to industrial scale and achieve competitiveness. Researchers now describe how this novel solar reactor funct…

Landsat satellite data proved to be useful in the detection of the recent increase of Sphagnum mosses over wet aapa mires, a new study shows.

The diversity of threatened fish in estuaries increases when surrounded by forest cover, whereas estuaries surrounded by farmland show the opposite effect.

The damage caused by COVID-19 to the lungs’ smallest blood vessels has been intricately captured using high-energy X-rays emitted by a special type of particle accelerator.

A new study reveals detailed behavior of massive goliath groupers. Until now, no studies have documented their fine-scale behavior. What is known about them has been learned from divers, underwater video footage, and observing them in captivity. Using …

Scientists have just begun the third phase of a years-long experiment to understand how salt and very salty water behave near hot nuclear waste containers in a salt-bed repository.

With Asian species dangerously depleted, global black markets have turned to Africa, and Nigeria has become the continent’s pangolin trafficking ‘hub’. Just Nigeria-linked pangolin seizures in the last decade alone amount to at least 800,000 — but pos…

An experimental drug enhanced the benefit of an immunotherapy to fight pancreatic cancer in mice by increasing the number of immune cells in the immediate vicinity of the tumor, leading to a reduction in tumor growth, and in some mice, eliminating thei…

The study is the first to show that both large and small black hole masses can result from a single pathway, wherein the black holes gain mass from the expansion of the universe itself.

Several U.S. cities have instituted taxes on drinks with added sugar in order to reduce consumption, but new research suggests these policies currently have one fatal flaw. The study found that sugary drink taxes only reduce purchasing if price tags at…

A new study assessed 26 years of monitoring data on wild populations of white-footed mice — representing more than 27,244 animals — and found that mice with missing or deformed limbs, tails, or eyes persisted at a rate similar to their unimpaired cou…

In a new study, researchers found that during epochs of extreme heat — 20 to 30 degrees Fahrenheit hotter than today — Earth may have experienced cycles of dryness followed by massive rain storms hundreds of miles wide that could dump more than a foo…