Possible first evidence for supermassive stars at the origin of globular clusters

Globular clusters are the most massive and oldest star clusters in the universe. They can contain…

Nearly 90% of Hanauma Bay usable beach may be submerged by 2030

A five-year study into the impacts of sea-level rise on the Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve (HBNP)…

When winners are losers: Why symbolic rewards may backfire

Far from keeping up the good work, recipients of internal symbolic awards such as employee of…

A novel method for enhancing optical properties of MXenes

Two-dimensional layered materials are a novel class of materials that exhibit strong and distinctive light-matter interactions,…

A chitosan-based coating to help avocados stay fresh

Smashed on toast, creamed in guacamole or blended into salad dressing, avocados always seem to be…

Speckle structured illumination endoscopy with enhanced resolution at wide field of view and depth of field

Super resolution imaging has been a hot topic for over the last few decades in the…

With new experimental method, researchers probe spin structure in 2D materials for first time

For two decades, physicists have tried to directly manipulate the spin of electrons in 2D materials…

Great Basin: History of water supply in one of the driest regions in the US

An international team including Simon Steidle from the Quaternary Research Group at the Department of Geology…

Policies, not 'bad apples,' are behind racial disparities in jail, say researchers

Long-standing policies and deeply rooted inequity—rather than a few “bad apples” in the criminal justice system—likely…

Students positive toward AI, but uncertain about what counts as cheating, finds survey

Students in Sweden are positive towards AI tools such as ChatGPT in education, but 62% believe…