-
How are volcanic smoke rings formed? New tracks on the steam. End-shutdown
Some volcanoes perform a rather subtle trick: they blow rings of steam that float near their craters. Short-lived rings have occasionally been observed at volcanoes such as Etna in Italy and Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland. Now researchers have found new clues about how bursting gas bubbles create these curiosities in some volcanoes. Most research on volcanoes […]
-
Enigmatic metallic cockroach lived alongside dinosaurs End-shutdown
Alienopterix santonicus was found preserved in a piece of ajkaite, a unique type of amber from the Late Cretaceous of western Hungary. The post The Enigmatic Metal Cockroach Lived Alongside Dinosaurs appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.
-
It is not known how much more snow is coming for the Sierra Nevada End-shutdown
RENO, Nev. (AP) — No one really knows how much snow fell on the infamous Donner Festival when pioneers were trapped atop the Sierra Nevada for months and dozens died near Lake Tahoe in the winter of 1846-47. But this season has now gone down in the history books as the second snowiest in the […]
-
Why were chainsaws invented? how things work End-shutdown
In 1830, orthopedic technician turned orthopedic surgeon Bernhard Heine revolutionized the medical and physical sciences with a new medical chainsaw invention. Heine had designed and built many of his own instruments and apparatus over the years, but nothing was as famous as his chain osteotomes. Similar to the modern chainsaw (bearing a slight resemblance to […]
-
Three big takeaways from the latest IPCC report End-shutdown
The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published its Sixth Synthesis Report on climate change (AR6), after a week-long meeting in Switzerland. The 50-page report concludes that there is still a chance for humanity to avoid the worst future damage from climate change, but it could be our last chance. “This report can […]
-
The Science of Exercise: Read our top seven long reads on evidence. End-shutdown
Harriet Noble for Studio PI Being physically active is one of the best things we can do to keep our bodies and minds working well and free from disease. But whether you like to exercise or not, going through the deluge of research, fads, and conflicting advice can be overwhelming. The last Essential guide for […]
-
Department of Energy report fuels speculation about the origins of COVID-19 End-shutdown
The origins of COVID-19 remain unclear. Three years after the start of the pandemic, it is still unclear whether the coronavirus that causes the disease leaked from a laboratory or spread to humans from an animal. Here’s what’s known: When it comes to misinformation about COVID-19, any new report on the virus’s origin quickly triggers […]
-
Video Friday: Resilient Bugbots – IEEE Spectrum End-shutdown
Video Friday is your weekly selection of amazing robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE spectrum robotics We also publish a weekly schedule of upcoming robotics events for the coming months. Send us your events to include them. Robotics Summit and Expo: May 10-11, 2023, BOSTON ICRA 2023: May 29–June 2, 2023, LONDON RoboCup […]
-
Two new yeast species named after Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips | Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira End-shutdown
Scientists in Brazil found two new species of fermenting yeast and named them after journalist Dom Phillips and activist Bruno Pereira, the two men killed last year in the Amazon jungle. The discovery came from four isolates of the Spathaspora species, according to a paper published in the International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. […]
-
The European Space Agency wants the Moon to have its own time zone End-shutdown
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida. (AP) — With more lunar missions than ever on the horizon, the European Space Agency wants to give the moon its own time zone. This week, the agency said space organizations around the world are considering the best way to keep time on the moon. The idea came up during a meeting […]
