Studies
Calcium-based batteries could be a step closer to reality
Calcium is about 2,500 times as abundant as lithium in nature, making the calcium-ion energy storage technology a promising candidate for next-generation batteries.
Eruption of volcano in Hawaii led to phytoplankton bloom, study shows
What's a force of destruction for some can be a force of creation for others.
Research suggests T. rex had a cooling system in its head
The Tyrannosaurus rex, the most feared and iconic of all the dinosaurs, had a cooling system in its skull that allowed him to deal with prehistoric heat and humidity. The...
Genetic mutation explains why some people need to sleep fewer hours
Some lucky people naturally need less sleep than everybody else.
‘Baby’ planet two to three times the size of Jupiter discovered
Baby planet, doo doo doo doo doo doo...
Researchers simulate millions of virtual universes to study star formation
Two-thousand processors simulated more than 8 million universes and countless galaxies.
Physicists are a step closer to a theory of quantum gravity
A new study outlines the conditions that couple quantum gravity and low-energy physics.
Physicists measure quantum entanglement in chemical reactions
The discovery has implications for the improvement of technologies like solar energy systems.
Why are people more likely to get sick or die from flu during winter months?
Low humidity might be what's causing flu outbreaks during the winter.
Shame, not guilt, makes us consumed by our secrets
Your secrets are safe with you, but you're not safe with them.
Your brain pays more attention to objects it knows are small — no matter how large they seem
Want more attention? Science says, be smaller.
Police officers face and dole out more violence when their weapons aren’t concealed
Even with non-lethal weapons.
How the black widow spins her steel-strong silk web
One cannot overstate the potential impact on materials and engineering, researchers say.
Novel video shows what drone impacts can do to planes. Spoiler alert: it’s very, very bad
That's... surprisingly damaging!
New model boils morality down to three elements, aims to impart them to AI
Now computers can feel guilty too, hooray!
Globalization is an ancient practice, new research reveals
Cooperation is the key to success!
DNA sequencing might help finally link smugglers to ivory shipments
There are not many people I dislike as intensely as ivory poachers.
Mammals’ evolutionary success relied on our ancestors growing very tiny
Sometimes it pays to be the smallest fish in the pond.
