A recent study into the incubation behavior of modern birds is shedding new light on…
Month: May 2013
Physicists let magnetic dipoles interact on the nanoscale for the first time
Physicists have found out how tiny islands of magnetic material align themselves when sorted on…
Black hole powered jets plow into galaxy
The intense gravity of a supermassive black hole can be tapped to produce immense power…
Tissue damage from metal-on-metal hip implants appears before pain symptoms appear
Metal-on-metal hip implants can cause inflammation of the joint lining long before symptoms appear, and…
Emotional response to climate change influences whether we seek or avoid further information
Because information about climate change is ubiquitous in the media, researchers looked at why many…
Evolution shapes new rules for ant behavior, research finds
Biologist Deborah M. Gordon’s decades-long study of collective behavior in harvester ant colonies has provided…
Observation of second sound in a quantum gas
Second sound is a quantum mechanical phenomenon, which has been observed only in superfluid helium….
Catching graphene butterflies: Dramatically changing electronic properties of world’s thinnest material
A large international team of researchers has shown that when graphene placed on top of…
Billion-year-old water could hold clues to life on Earth and Mars
Scientists have discovered ancient pockets of water, which have been isolated deep underground for billions…
‘Fish thermometer’ reveals long-standing, global impact of climate change
Climate change has been impacting global fisheries for the past four decades by driving species…