Science and Technolgy blog
Enlarge / Two skeletons found in the ruins of a Pompeii building may have been crushed by wall collapses triggered by earthquakes. (credit: Pompeii Archaeological Park) Archaeologists have hotly debated the precise cause of death of those who perished in…
The newly discovered planet TIC 241249530 b has the most highly elliptical, or eccentric, orbit of any known planet. It appears to be a juvenile planet that is in the midst of becoming a hot Jupiter, and its orbit is…
High-protein diets, known as ‘Paleolithic diets’, are popular. Using mouse models, scientists have studied their impact. While effective in regulating weight and stabilizing diabetes, these diets are not without risks. Excess protein greatly increases ammonium production, overwhelming the liver. Excess…
Researchers have established new criteria for a memory-loss syndrome in older adults that specifically impacts the brain’s limbic system. It can often be mistaken for Alzheimer’s disease.
During an event, details like what you saw, smelled, and felt aren’t stored as a single memory. Rather, they are encoded and stored in your brain separately. To retrieve that memory, those pieces must get put back together. When that…
Researchers engineered a new technique to identify at the nanoscale level what components are overheating in electronics and causing their performance to fail.
Australian engineers have unveiled a clever new device — based on a modified speargun — as a cheap and efficient way to test seabed soil when designing offshore wind farms.
Researchers have developed a hydrogel implant that can help prevent endometriosis, a condition that affects a great many women. This innovation also acts as a contraceptive.
New experimental results show particles called muons can be corralled into beams suitable for high-energy collisions, paving the way for new physics.
An international team of physicists has proven new theorems in quantum mechanics that describe the ‘energy landscapes’ of collections of quantum particles. Their work addresses decades-old questions, opening up new routes to make computer simulation of materials much more accurate.…
