Sightings off Southern Africa suggest blue and fin whales may be rebounding
Sightings of blue whales and fin whales off Southern Africa’s Atlantic coast have increased in recent…
The Risks and Benefits of Synthetic Cells: Q&A with Peter Carr
Peter Carr, co-chair of the Committee on External Review of Environmental, Biosafety, and Biosecurity Considerations for Synthetic Cell…
‘Frankenstein organisms’ and ‘crystal supercells’ are among 31 new species discovered after marine biologists sent a robot into one of the least-explored parts of the ocean off Brazil
Some of the creatures had the appearance of being assembled rather than formed by growth. Other creatures were…
SpaceX just launched the 1st-ever nuclear-powered commercial satellite
The world’s first commercially built nuclear-powered satellite has reached orbit aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The BOHR…
Lesbian Albatrosses, Seahorse Dads, and the Freedom of Sex
Willow A big throughline of this work is that sexual diversity is biodiversity. For anyone who is new…
“The fish’s brain, nervous systems and internal workings of the head are visible.” Meet the see-through deep-sea dweller
Extreme habitats call for extreme adaptations, many of which look mind-bogglingly strange to us. And the deep sea…
How a son rescued his father from the rubble of Venezuela’s earthquakes | Earthquakes News
At first, Jesus did not believe it was possible, but then he heard his father shouting out from…
NASA Celebrates James Webb’s Fourth Anniversary With The Most Detailed Image Of Centaurus A Yet
The Centaurus A galaxy, unlike other galaxies nearby, has a lot of activity.
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Non-contact friction in ultracoherent nanomechanical resonators near dielectric materials
NCF for an infinitesimally thin string We calculate the NCF damping coefficient for a one-dimensional tensioned string interacting…
U.S. researchers advance tools to combat Neo-P in strawberries
Researchers at North Carolina State University are expanding efforts to improve the management of Neopestalotiopsis (Neo-P), a…
New study finds clear-cut logging can dramatically increase flood risk
In the past 30 years, floods have affected more than 2.8 billion people worldwide and caused over 500,000…
Chinese scientists find the best way to nuke an asteroid on its way to impact Earth
How do you stop a large, threatening asteroid on its way to Earth? A new Chinese paper, investigating…