A new citizen science study shows how urbanization may affect interactions between carnivores in small suburban…
Microplastics have even been blown into a remote corner of the Pyrenees
Microplastics have been discovered in a remote area of the French Pyrenees mountains. The particles travelled…
Unlocking earth’s climate past: A new tracer identifies weathering intensity over time
Researchers at Columbia's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and Nanjing University have developed a more accurate way to…
Spinning new targets for accelerators
Bob Zwaska, a scientist at the U.S. Department of Energy's Fermilab, was watching a contestant on…
Cute jumping spider named for children’s author
A spider expert at the Manchester Museum has confirmed a new species of jumping spider discovered…
Fabrication and Characterization of a NIR-FIR Dichroic for the Infrared Interferometer BETTII
Abstract: BETTII is a balloon-borne far infra-red (FIR: 30-100 µm) interferometer that also uses a near-infrared…
No evidence ‘hardened’ schools are safe from gun violence
Hardening of schools seems to be a questionable endeavor, given the dearth of evidence regarding effectiveness,…
How jackdaws remember what they did where and when
Corvids are capable of cognitive feats that almost resemble those of humans. Neuroscientists at Ruhr-Universität Bochum…
How autonomous ships can lead to safer waterways
Even radar, navigation systems, GPS tracking and radio communications don't prevent ships from colliding. In 2017,…
Shocking economics
Modern macroeconomics has failed to produce an understanding of economies in times of crisis. Modern macroeconomics…