The planet’s evolution and ‘microbial poop’ were just some of the wide ranging topics US mineralogist…
Category: Phys.org
Phys.org
Children more distracted by digital devices in the home, parents say
Research from the Gonski Institute for Education at UNSW Sydney reveals parents perceive digital devices as…
Ion beams mean a quantum leap for color-center qubits
Achieving the immense promise of quantum computing requires new developments at every level, including the computing…
Criminal justice staff must view reforms as legitimate for them to be sustained, study shows
Researchers commonly work with the criminal justice system to implement reforms, bringing with them the latest…
Ecologists working with tribal partners to preserve culturally significant ecosystems and species
For the past few months, Megan Jennings and Lluvia Flores-Renteria have been collecting acorns from Indian…
Unreliable witness testimony biggest cause of miscarriages of justice over the past 50 years
Unreliable witness testimony has been the biggest cause of miscarriages of justice over the past half…
Quasi-periodic dipping detected in an ultraluminous X-ray source
Astronomers have performed a timing analysis of the ultraluminous X-ray source NGC 247 ULX-1 using ESA’s…
Flare ups and crustal removal in northeast Japan
The crustal record is the geologist’s book for studying the history of the Earth. It contains…
Socioeconomic deprivation modifies genetic influence on higher education
A comprehensive study from Uppsala University demonstrates that socioeconomic deprivation modifies genetic effects on higher education…
Steering light to places it isn't supposed to go
Light that is sent into a photonic crystal can’t go deeper than the so-called Bragg length.…