Astronomers have found for the first time that a white dwarf and a brown dwarf collided…
Month: October 2018
Out like a light: Researchers ID brain’s ‘sleep switch’
Scientists demonstrate in mice that that specific brain cells -- located in a region of the…
Lessons from the 1918 flu pandemic, 100 years on
With flu season nearly upon us, a new study looks at the factors behind the extremely…
Global sea level could rise 50 feet by 2300, study says
Global average sea-level could rise by nearly 8 feet by 2100 and 50 feet by 2300…
Does it really matter if one animal goes extinct?
Imagine what it must have been like for those early ocean explorers setting foot on new…
Graphene controls surface magnetism at room temperature
In a refreshing change of perspective, theoretical physicist Dr. Zeila Zanolli has looked at the proximity…
Understanding of the evolution of Earth’s ecology as oxygen levels changed
A new study has produced a detailed estimation for when there was enough oxygen in the…
NASA’s ARIA maps Indonesia quake, tsunami damage
A 7.5-magnitude earthquake on Sept. 28 in northern Indonesia and the devastating tsunami that followed it…
A robust material for the uptake and storage of ammonia at densities that come close to that of the liquefied gas
Handling, storing, and shipping of ammonia requires costly equipment and special precautions because of its inherent…
A rare star opens a window on the beginning of time
EPFL astrophysicists actively participated in the discovery of a very rare star, which is particularly old…