Astronomy: How do brown dwarfs form?
New observations provide insights into whether the birth of the giant planets takes a similar course to that of stars.
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Four in five bird species cannot tolerate intense human pressures
In a recent study, researchers found that 78% of the world’s bird species do not thrive in the most modified human-dominated environments. These species are also most likely to have declining populations.
Functional capacity in old age is like an ecosystem that may collapse when disrupted
In old age, a tighter interlinkage between different domains of functional capacity may indicate a loss of system resilience. When functional capacity domains are tightly interconnected, a disruption in one domain can affect others and lead to a collap…
CHEOPS detects a ‘rainbow’ on an exoplanet
The CHEOPS space telescope is providing new information on the mysterious exoplanet WASP-76b. This ultra-hot giant is characterized by an asymmetry between the amount of light observed on its eastern terminator — the fictitious line that separates its…