The mathematical values of Linear A fraction signs

A recent study by a team based at the University of Bologna, published in the Journal…

Cataclysmic variable V1460 Her has a fast spinning white dwarf accreting from an evolved donor star, study finds

An international team of astronomers has conducted spectroscopic and photometric observations of a cataclysmic variable (CV)…

Paving the way for tunable graphene plasmonic THz amplifiers

Tohoku University Professor Taiichi Otsuji has led a team of international researchers in successfully demonstrating a…

New electrode configuration improves volumetric performance of supercapacitors

A new design with an alternately stacked electrode configuration helped to enhance the volumetric performance of…

Okay, new idea: 'Oumuamua is an interstellar 'dust bunny'

Explaining the concept of a dust bunny to small children can be quite amusing. No, it’s…

The birth of a male sex chromosome in Atlantic herring

The evolution of sex chromosomes is of crucial importance in biology as it stabilizes the mechanism…

NASA scientists find depletion of halogens due to giant impact

It’s been more than 50 years since the Apollo missions, and in that time, chemical analyses…

Ancient hunters stayed in frozen Northern Europe rather than migrating, evidence from Arctic fox bones shows

Ancient hunters stayed in the coldest part of Northern Europe rather than migrating to escape freezing…

Research into 1980s crime trends could predict how policy affects future offending rates

New research from the University of Derby identifying the link between the performance of the UK…

Compassionate conservation: Just because we love invasive animals doesn't mean we should protect them

On an island off the Queensland coast, a battle is brewing over the fate of a…