Tropical ‘bridge species’ drive biodiversity
U. CHICAGO (US) — By examining marine bivalves—scallops, cockles, and oysters—a new study shows that most evolutionary lineages started in the tropics and expanded outward. Continue…
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Quantum thermometer inside a living cell?
U. CHICAGO (US) — In two recent papers, scientists describe how quantum mechanics can be applied to create nanoscale sensors and to use lasers to process information. (more…)
Top Stories - Mar 5, 2013 9:20 - 1 Comment
Vortex knot created in lab for first time
U. CHICAGO (US) — Researchers have used hydrofoils and a water tank to create a vortex knot in the lab. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 7, 2013 12:49 - 8 Comments
For very stable glass, pack molecules like Tetris
U. CHICAGO (US) — In just hours or days, scientists can create ultrastable glass that could be useful for making stronger metals and faster-acting pharmaceuticals, research shows. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 20, 2012 17:33 - 0 Comments
Dim supernovae are likely stars that didn’t detonate
U. CHICAGO (US) — Supercomputer simulations have revealed that a type of oddly dim, exploding star is probably a class of duds—that could nonetheless help explain the mysterious nature of dark energy. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 30, 2012 10:52 - 4 Comments
Why Cretaceous extinction was so severe
U. CHICAGO (US) — The mass extinction that wiped out the dinosaurs and many other species 65 million years ago was worse than it might have been. (more…)
Top Stories - Oct 3, 2012 9:36 - 4 Comments
Tiny dino nipped plants with ‘vampire’ fangs
U. CHICAGO (US) — Rocks in South Africa have revealed a new species of dinosaur—with inch-long jaws and self-sharpening teeth. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 2, 2012 15:04 - 0 Comments
Crystal with defect heals its own ‘scars’
U. CHICAGO / SYRACUSE U. / NYU (US) — Scientists have created a defect in the structure of a single-layer crystal by simply inserting an extra particle, and then watching as the crystal “heals” itself. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jul 13, 2012 11:11 - 3 Comments
Mystery solved: Why impact turns liquid solid
U. CHICAGO (US) — Scientists are using cornstarch to solve the mystery of a liquid that can instantaneously turn solid under the force of sudden impact—called a non-Newtonian liquid. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jul 5, 2012 11:36 - 1 Comment
Top electron problem gets a KO punch
U. CHICAGO (US) —Scientists can more accurately predict the dynamic behavior of electrons in atoms and molecules in chemical reactions that govern phenomena like the fuel efficiency of combustion engines and the depletion of the atmospheric ozone. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jul 2, 2012 16:23 - 1 Comment
Mass die-offs reset the pace of evolution
U. CHICAGO (US) — Mass extinctions change the pace of evolution—not just in the catastrophe’s immediate aftermath—but for millions of years to follow, say paleontologists.
Health & Medicine - May 17, 2012 13:59 - 0 Comments
Technique reads hidden details in DNA
U. CHICAGO / EMORY (US) — Scientists have developed and tested a new way to precisely read the DNA alphabet, letter by letter. (more…)
Top Stories - Apr 3, 2012 11:56 - 1 Comment
South Pole Telescope hunts down dark energy
U. CHICAGO (US) — Astronomers are beginning to unravel the modern mystery of dark energy based on data from the South Pole Telescope. (more…)
Top Stories - Apr 2, 2012 10:31 - 1 Comment
Solar nebula kicks off organic compounds
U. CHICAGO (US) — Researchers say complex organic compounds—many important to life on Earth—were readily produced in the primordial solar system. (more…)
Top Stories - Mar 30, 2012 10:32 - 0 Comments
Titanium ‘DNA’ reveals moon’s one parent
U. CHICAGO (US) — A new study refutes the theory that a two-planet collision created the moon, and identifies Earth as the moon’s sole ‘parent.’ (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 21, 2012 13:39 - 1 Comment
Ultracold atoms heat up quantum research
U. CHICAGO (US) — Physicists have experimentally demonstrated that atoms chilled to temperatures near absolute zero may behave like seemingly unrelated natural systems of vastly different scales. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 12, 2012 11:32 - 0 Comments
‘Lens’ zooms in on brightest, distant galaxy
U. CHICAGO (US) — A natural “zoom lens” in space offers a uniquely close-up look at the brightest gravitationally magnified galaxy yet discovered. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 3, 2012 12:41 - 2 Comments
Shearing forces yield stringy surprise
U. CHICAGO / CORNELL (US) — Microscopic spheres form strings in surprising alignments when suspended in a viscous fluid and sheared between two plates, say researchers. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 12, 2011 12:02 - 1 Comment
What do pendulums and elastic film share?
U. CHICAGO (US) — A coupled line of swinging pendulums has nothing apparently in common with an elastic film that buckles and folds under compression while floating on a liquid, but scientists have discovered a connection between the two. (more…)
