New Study Uncovers Decline of African Megafauna

By Museum of Natural History, Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Research July 24, 2023 Elephants (megaherbivores) in Tarangire National Park, Tanzania, Africa. The diversity and abundance of such giants…

Name of at symbol @?

Unraveling the Mystery of ‘@’: The Story of the ‘At’ Symbol The ‘@’ symbol, a familiar sight in our digital world, has a more intricate history than you might expect.…

Surface analysis of catalyst particles in aqueous solutions

The liquid with suspended metal-oxide nanoparticles shoots through the X-ray light in a very thin jet. In this way, chemical reactions at the interfaces between solid metal-oxide particles and liquid…

Ancient utensils bear traces of 2000-year-old Vietnamese curry

Spices were traded between South Asia and South-East Asia more than 3000 years ago Peter Schickert/Westend61/Getty Images People may have been cooking curries in South-East Asia for at least 2000…

See SpaceX launch picture-perfect nighttime Starlink mission

SpaceX sure knows how to photograph a rocket launch. SpaceX launched 15 of its Starlink satellites into orbit overnight, steadily adding to the company’s broadband megaconstellation. Liftoff of the Falcon…

A skyscraper-size asteroid flew closer to Earth than the moon — and scientists didn’t notice until 2 days later.

An asteroid as large as a 20-story building sailed uncomfortably close to Earth last week, zooming by our planet at roughly a quarter of the distance between Earth and the…

Bot inspired by baby turtles can swim under the sand — ScienceDaily

This robot can swim under the sand and dig itself out too, thanks to two front limbs that mimic the oversized flippers of turtle hatchlings. It’s the only robot that…

The Coldest Star to Emit Radio Waves

Researchers have analyzed an ultracool brown dwarf that is the coldest star known to produce radio emissions. Though not the absolute coldest, this star, discovered by Caltech astronomers in 2011,…

Cicadas could hold the secret to self-cleaning surfaces—new study

Credit: Fotoz by David G/Shutterstock Nature is inspiring scientists all the time. Some ideas are still in research, like beaver-inspired super-warm wetsuits. But others are already part of human life,…

Parkinson’s disease: Exercise may stop crucial neurons from degrading

Exercising consistently could help curb the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease Shutterstock/KongNoi Regular exercise prevents the degradation of neurons vital for movement in rats with symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, emphasizing the…