Bacteria convert uranium into a stable chemical compound
The radioactive heavy metal uranium is usually found in the soil in a mineral-bound form but can be…
Japanese Astronomical Society ex-president Shigeru Ida joins China’s Westlake University
The universe teems with planets, yet their origins and evolution remain among science’s most enduring mysteries.Theoretical astrophysicist Shigeru…
Small Quantum Sensor Detects Radio Waves In 3D
Modern battlefields are bathed in radio waves for communications, radar, remote control of drones, and signal jamming to…
Around 252 million years ago, volcanoes across what is now Siberia erupted repeatedly for more than a million years, releasing perhaps 100,000 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide and helping wipe out roughly 90 per cent of marine species in the deadliest mass extinction Earth has ever known
The end-Permian extinction was not a single volcano exploding on one bad day. It was a long volcanic…
Hedging on Hype
Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Merck, and Teva are unlikely bedfellows. They chase the same diseases, the same indications, and compete…
A supercharged El Niño is coming
Shaun Martin is vice president for adaptation and resilience at the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in the United…
China proposes laser-powered energy tower on moon to transmit wireless power
Researchers in China are proposing that the moon could become the first place where wireless power transmission is…
Light Can Act as a Quantum Brake to Slow Movement in The Nanoworld, Scientists Discover : ScienceAlert
The fundamentals of light continue to fascinate scientists and reveal new secrets – including how its effects can…
IEEE Remembers Computer Scientist Peter G. Neumann
The computing community recently lost one of its enduring voices: IEEE Fellow Peter G. Neumann. The renowned computer…
Astronomers Detect the Hidden Process That May Trigger Star Birth
The illustration shows ambipolar diffusion in a collapsing prestellar core. Neutral molecules decouple from the magnetic field and…
Japan’s pet care industry booms as ‘fur babies’ outnumber infants | Business and Economy News
Tokyo, Japan – While walking his toy poodle in the park near his home in Ikeda, Gifu Prefecture,…
Tiny waves in the deep ocean can affect the climate thousands of kilometres away
Thousands of metres below the ocean’s surface, there are tiny waves moving through the water. Much like breaking…