By phys.org | | 10/30/2024 3:00 PM

The conservation law is a fundamental tool that significantly aids our quest to understand the world, playing a crucial role across various scientific disciplines. Particularly in strong-field physics, these laws enhance our comprehension of atomic and molecular structures as well as the ultrafast dynamics of electrons. ... Read full Story

By The Scientist | | 10/30/2024 2:10 PM

The Guardian 5000 Series Hotplate Stirrers represent a significant advancement in laboratory equipment, combining cutting-edge technology with unparalleled safety features. As the next generation of Guardian stirrers, these models offer exceptional performance and reliability for a wide range of applications. ... Read full Story

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 10/30/2024 2:00 PM

A Bronze Age settlement hidden on the Arabian Peninsula reveals secrets about the slow growth of urbanization in the region. ... Read full Story

By phys.org | | 10/30/2024 12:40 PM

Claudio Pellegrini, a professor of thermal and fluid sciences at the Federal University of São João del-Rei in Brazil, has calculated the optimal shape for a beer glass to keep the beer cold for as long as possible. He has written a paper describing his analysis of beer glass shapes and posted it on the arXiv preprint server. ... Read full Story

By Scientific American | | 10/30/2024 12:30 PM

Global temperatures through September point to 2024 besting 2023 as the hottest year on record. How many future years set records depends in part on the outcome of the 2024 U.S. presidential election ... Read full Story

By The Scientist | | 10/30/2024 12:15 PM

New 3D blueprints that highlight tumor complexity reveal several new discoveries, some of which challenge existing theories of cancer progression. ... Read full Story

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 10/30/2024 12:01 PM

The fossilization of the tadpole's "delicate structures," like its eyes and gills, allowed for a detailed analysis of the rare find. ... Read full Story

By Scientific American | | 10/30/2024 12:00 PM

A review of 47,282 tree species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature found that more than one third are at risk of extinction ... Read full Story

By The Scientist | | 10/30/2024 11:33 AM

Zymo Research, Unravel Biosciences, and Channel Islands Marine & Wildlife Institute team up to combat increasing cases of domoic acid poisoning in sea lions. ... Read full Story

By Scientific American | | 10/30/2024 10:00 AM

During the pandemic, researcher Daniela Rößler couldn't go out, so she started looking around her for her next research project. Then she found a really big one, and it had been right in front of her all along. ... Read full Story

By phys.org | | 10/30/2024 9:42 AM

Two systems exist in thermal equilibrium if no heat passes between them. Computers, which consume energy and give off heat as they process information, operate far from thermal equilibrium. Were they to stop consuming energy—say you let your laptop discharge completely—they would stop functioning. ... Read full Story

By Scientific American | | 10/30/2024 9:30 AM

If the influenza virus infecting cattle workers starts a pandemic, help in the form of a vaccine is months away ... Read full Story

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 10/30/2024 8:30 AM

A new computer vision system inspired by the design of a feline eye could give future drones and other military robots the ability to track targets in low-visibility and dynamic environments. ... Read full Story

By Scientific American | | 10/30/2024 7:30 AM

When voters decide between two alternatives, as is effectively the case in the U.S. presidential election, it usually comes down to a neck-and-neck race. Researchers can now explain this mathematically ... Read full Story

By Scientific American | | 10/30/2024 7:00 AM

Recent studies show that the Supreme Court ruling that overturned the national right to abortion led to a sharp increase in people—particularly younger, single individuals—seeking a vasectomy or a tubal sterilization procedure ... Read full Story

By LIVE SCIENCE | emily.cooke@futurenet.com (Emily Cooke) | 10/30/2024 7:00 AM

Experts explain how to shorten a flu infection. ... Read full Story

By LIVE SCIENCE | sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) | 10/30/2024 6:59 AM

A new U.N. report has found the world will warm by twice the 1.5-degree-Celsius target adopted in the Paris Agreement by 2100 if countries fail to slash greenhouse gas emissions right now. ... Read full Story

By Scientific American | | 10/30/2024 6:45 AM

This blazingly-fast star is shooting through the Milky Way with a planet in tow ... Read full Story

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 10/30/2024 6:00 AM

Scientists have identified one of the largest carbon-based molecules in space yet. It could help us decode the origins of life as we know it. ... Read full Story

By Scientific American | | 10/30/2024 6:00 AM

Host Rachel Feltman and behavioral scientist Coltan Scrivner explore our fascination with fear and what drives our obsession with all things spooky. ... Read full Story