Did seabird poop fuel rise of Chincha in Peru?
A nutrient-rich natural fertilizer Now Bongers has turned his attention to analyzing the biochemical signatures of 35 maize…
New Model Of The Early Universe Shows That Black Holes, Boson Stars, And Cannibal Stars May Have Existed Within One Second Of The Big Bang » TwistedSifter
Shutterstock Trying to understand what happened in the past is always a complex task, but when scientists try…
Methane is out of control… but this strategy involving temporary CO2 capture could slow down its climate impact
Imagine trying to fix two very different leaks in the same house. One drip never really stops. The…
Launch companies debate how to compete against SpaceX
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Launch companies are divided on how to compete with SpaceX in a market where…
High-order virtual gain for optical loss compensation in plasmonic metamaterials
Pendry, J. B. Negative refraction makes a perfect lens. Phys. Rev. Lett. 85, 3966–3969 (2000). Article ADS Google…
A football-size creature may have been among the earliest plant-eating land animals
A chunky, squat creature that roamed Earth 307 million years ago is helping scientists understand how plant-eating animals…
Importing gas locks NZ into fossil fuels for longer – just as clean energy surges
The government’s announcement this week that it would move ahead with plans for a new facility to import…
Here’s what will happen during each phase of the Feb. 17 ‘ring of fire’ annular solar eclipse
A breathtaking annular solar eclipse is set to sweep across Antarctica on Feb. 17. Here’s what to expect…
Parity-doublet coherence times in optically trapped polyatomic molecules
Yu, P., Cheuk, L. W., Kozyryev, I. & Doyle, J. M. A scalable quantum computing platform using symmetric-top…
Snakes on a train: How king cobras are spreading across India thanks to world’s busiest railway network
King cobras are spreading to different parts of India by hitching rides on some of the country’s busiest…
New Technique Unveils Supermassive Black Hole Pairs
Bright flashes of lensed starlight guide the way Artistic impression of gravitationally lensed starlight (orange) by a supermassive…
Accelerated Global Warming Could Lock Earth Into a Hothouse Future
If you think of Earth’s climate system as a backyard swing that’s been gently swaying for millennia, then…