In conventional wisdom, producing a curved space requires distortions, such as bending or stretching a flat space. A team of researchers at Purdue University have discovered a new method to create cu… [+8129 chars]
New research findings answer long-standing question over the importance of summertime warmth in melting ice sheets. Researchers have finally answered a long-standing question over the role of Earths… [+4327 chars]
A new study in European Sociological Review from Umeå University shows that temporary workers receive less employer-paid training than permanent workers. However, having a union representative presen… [+4701 chars]
Samantha Murray University of Florida Plants can successfully grow in lunar soil. That finding is a first step toward one day growing plants for food and oxygen on the moon or during space missions… [+3812 chars]
When it is free in cold space, a molecule will spontaneously cool down by slowing its rotation and losing rotational energy in quantum transitions. Physicists have shown that this rotational cooling … [+6418 chars]
The molecular dance that allows a unique bacterium to transfer electrons is captured on camera for the first time.Imagine you wanted to plug a device into an outlet on your wall, but you didn’t have … [+6787 chars]
The ESA is working on a new exoplanet hunter mission called Plato, to be launched in 2026. Astronomers expect to discover Earth-sized planets within the habitable zone thanks to Plato's ability to sp… [+2885 chars]
Trinity scientists have taken inspiration from nature to create luminescent, self-healing gels with a suite of potential applications ranging from bank note counterfeiting to next-gen bio-sensing and… [+4316 chars]
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New research demonstrates that by killing essential gut bacteria, antibiotics ravage athletes' motivation and endurance. The UC Riverside-led mouse study suggests the microbiome is a big factor separ… [+3336 chars]
Effect of hydrogen content on sensitivity First, to confirm that the sensitivity of PGA changes with the hydrogen content instead of the effect of apparent neutron flux, the sensitivity was evaluate… [+7299 chars]
image: Time sequence showing details of a cork expelled from a champagne bottleneck stored at 20 degrees Celsius captured through high-speed imaging.view more Credit: Gérard Liger-Belair WASHINGTO… [+3508 chars]