New map offers detailed view of Antarctica A new high-resolution map is giving researchers a much more detailed view of Antarctica. Images from the Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica, or REMA, will be made available for free to scientists studying the continent. The New York Times Ancient lava tubes may be behind unusual swirls on […]
Deep Earth scar keeps Mount St. Helens out of line with other volcanoes The Mount St. Helens volcano in Washington state doesn’t line up with other volcanoes in the Cascades mountain range because old tectonic collisions created a scar in Earth’s crust beneath it, changing how the magma flows. Live Science Juno data reveal Jupiter’s […]
A new shape inside your skin The type of cells responsible for forming skin and the lining of an organism’s organs will morph into “scutoids” in order to accommodate those organs’ complex curvature. Motherboard A leap toward lifelike model of human heart Scientists have bioengineered a 3D model of the human heart’s left ventricle, which […]
Gulf Stream’s slowdown may increase global temperatures The slowing of the Gulf Stream could lead to higher temperatures around the world. Researchers examined the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation over the past seven decades and noted patterns that suggest Earth could be experiencing a similar warming period as it did from 1975 to 1998. BBC Personalized […]
Sea-level rise may spell doom for salt marshes in southeast England Salt marshes in southeast England could start to disappear beginning in 2040 due to sea-level rises. New Scientist Large, dark sarcophagus found in Egyptian tomb A large, dark sarcophagus has been found in a tomb in Alexandria, Egypt, alongside the bust of a man […]
Uncertainties added to equation for alien life New research has included uncertainties of numbers in the equation used to determine how widespread alien life might be throughout the galaxy. “We can show that, given current scientific uncertainty, we get a distribution that could make both the optimists and pessimists happy at the same time: a […]
Researchers deliver cells to mice, zebrafish using tiny robots Magnetic microrobots about the width of a hair have delivered cells to preselected sites within living mice and zebrafish. Researchers say the technology may one day be used in cell therapy and regenerative medicine. The Scientist Survey locates previously unknown galaxy cluster A previously unknown galaxy […]
Accepting asylum-seekers, migrants boosts nations’ economies An influx of migrants and asylum-seekers is beneficial to a country’s economy within five years. Researchers based their findings on 30 years’ worth of data collected from 15 Western European countries. Nature Shallow hydrothermal vents discovered near Azores Hydrothermal vents found off the Azores are not as deep or […]
Spiders spin extremely thin sheets to help them move through air Contrary to the belief that spiders “fly” with the help of just a couple of fibers, a new study shows they make triangular sheets out of ballooning fibers that are almost invisible. The sheets are largely made from silk only 200 nanometers thick. New […]
Cavers find new connections in massive Sistema Huautla Mexico’s Sistema Huautla, one of the world’s deepest cave systems, is larger than previously thought. A group of cavers and researchers found new connections while trapped by flooding inside Sistema Huautla. National Geographic Number of new flu strains found in dogs in China Three hybrid canine flu […]