Even trees ‘hold their breath’ to avoid harmful wildfire smoke, research finds
Trees don’t like to breathe wildfire smoke, either.
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‘Night owls’ show higher cognitive performance in new sleep study
A recent study published in BMJ Public Health has shed light on the connection between sleep patterns and cognitive performance. Researchers at Imperial College London found that older individuals who identify as ‘night owls’ tend to have higher cognitive scores…
Static electricity may help butterflies and moths gather pollen on the fly
Electrostatically charged lepidopterans could draw pollen out of flowers without touching the blooms, computer simulations suggest.
At what age does athleticism peak in different sports?
The Paris Olympics welcome the strongest, fastest and sharpest athletes in the world. But to what extent does age raise or lessen their chances of gold?
Longstanding physics mystery may soon be solved, thanks to Einstein and quantum computing
The nature of quantum entanglement remains an outstanding problem in physics. But Albert Einstein’s theories, along with insights from quantum computing, could finally put the mystery to rest.
Both men and women tend to work more hours if their partner is a woman
A recent study published in the American Sociological Review has found that both men and women tend to work more hours if their romantic partner is a woman. The research also revealed that women reduce their work hours when caring…
The climate is changing so fast that we haven’t seen how bad extreme weather could get
Enlarge (credit: Peter Zelei Images via Getty Images) Extreme weather is, by definition, rare on our planet. Ferocious storms, searing heatwaves, and biting cold snaps illustrate what the climate is capable of at its worst. However, since Earth’s climate is…
Audi’s next EV is the A6 e-tron Sportback—but no station wagon for the US
Enlarge / Audi’s next EV is the A6 Sportback e-tron. (credit: Audi) Audi provided flights from Washington to Munich and accommodation so Ars could be briefed about the A6 e-tron as well as the A5 we wrote about several weeks…
Stunning trilobite fossils include never-before-seen soft tissues
In rocks from Morocco, scientists have unearthed the best preserved trilobites ever found. The lifelike fossils offer new clues to the biology of these extinct sea creatures. The fossils are so well preserved that they show their antennae, legs and…
Packing qubits into ‘defects’ in silicon chips could hasten the arrival of a future quantum internet
Using manufacturing defects in silicon chips to house signal-amplifying qubits could help to usher in the much-anticipated quantum internet.
