Extremely well-preserved fossil sawfly sheds new light on the coevolution of insects and toxic plants
This “extremely well preserved” fossil details a new species of sawfly that is now extinct. Credit: Michael Frese, University of ...
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Deep learning sheds light on past and future atmospheric blocking events
Atmospheric blocking events can cause record rainfall in Hawaii. Credit: Jason Miller via Unsplash. Atmospheric blocking events are persistent, high-impact ...
New laser light diagnostic tool quickly detects early signs of heart attack
Johns Hopkins is studying Peng Zheng with the heart of the invention, a tiny chip with a revolutionary nanostructured surface ...
A synthetic molecular switch allows “painting” with natural light
Researchers from Dartmouth and Southern Methodist University have reproduced Edvard Munch's work. The cry on a display screen made of ...
Janus-like metasurface technology shows different optical responses depending on light direction
Diagrams of a device with asymmetric transmission. a) Device functioning as a magnifying lens for rear lighting. b) Device functioning ...
LIGO team improves detection of gravitational waves with compressed light
Quantum noise difference at 11 different compression angles. Credit: Science (2024). DOI: 10.1126/science.ado8069 A team of researchers from the Laser ...
New techniques shed light on how brain landscapers prune unnecessary synapses
Oligodendrocyte precursor cells, or OPCs (the purple and green spots above), prune unnecessary synapses (the silver streaks) in the brain's ...
Experimental archeology sheds light on the skill and technique of Bronze Age spear combat
Some of the combat wear that occurred during the controlled impact experiment on the bronze replica spearheads: (A–B) Notch with ...
New seed fossil sheds light on wind dispersal of plants
A fossil of the winged seed Alasemenia, from the Jianchuan Mine in Xinhang City, China. Credit: Deming Wang Scientists have ...
Chemists use light to replace an oxygen atom with a nitrogen atom in a molecule
Credit: CC0 Public domain A team of chemists from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology has succeeded in ...
