Ancient earthquake may have caused destruction of Canaanite palace at Tel Kabri

A team of Israeli and American researchers funded by grants from the National Geographic Society and…

Carbon-rich exoplanets may be made of diamonds

As missions like NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, TESS and Kepler continue to provide insights into the…

For diverse corporate board members, upward mobility stops with a seat at the table

Recent protests across the United States and the world have put a magnifying glass on issues…

Get diamonds, take temperature: Quantum thermometer using nanodiamonds senses a 'fever' in tiny worms C. elegans

A team from Osaka City University, in collaboration with other international partners, has demonstrated a reliable,…

NASA satellite finds a wedge-shaped Tropical Storm Paulette

Wind shear was affecting both Tropical Storm Paulette and Rene in the Atlantic Ocean on Sept.…

Computational modelling explains why blues and greens are brightest colous in nature

Researchers have shown why intense, pure red colors in nature are mainly produced by pigments, instead…

Are male genes from Mars, female genes from Venus? Review highlights sex differences in health and disease

Males and females share the vast majority of their genomes. Only a sprinkling of genes, located…

A phonon laser: Coherent vibrations from a self-breathing resonator

Lasing—the emission of a collimated light beam of light with a well-defined wavelength (color) and phase—results…

NASA satellite finds an elongated Tropical Storm Rene caused by wind shear

Infrared imagery from NASA’s Aqua satellite showed an elongated Tropical Storm Rene being battered by wind…

Novel virus-based colorimetric sensor can show true colors of airborne threats

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has shown that the world needs technology that can quickly and accurately…