A new study led by the Los Alamos National Laboratory has discovered that the Arctic is heating up over four times faster than the rate of global warming. The analysis revealed that this trend has st… [+2411 chars]
Deméré et al.10 identified lateral palatal foramina in a clade of stem mysticetes (Aetiocetidae) with adult mineralized teeth. This observation is important because it was the first attempt to infer … [+12169 chars]
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Carbon has numerous allotropes owing to its ability to form various bonds through orbital hybridization. Among all the allotropes, graphite and diamond (with sp2 and sp3 hybridization, respectively) … [+22772 chars]
A team led by Philipp Werner, professor of physics at the University of Fribourg and leader of NCCR MARVEL's Phase 3 project Continued Support, Advanced Simulation Methods, has applied their advanced… [+5466 chars]
Earth's magnetic field — also known as the geomagnetic field — is generated in our planet's interior and extends out into space, creating a region known as the magnetosphere. Without the magnetic … [+11064 chars]
Rearing of A. gambiae mosquitoes The A. gambiae G3 strain was reared under standard insectary conditions (2628°C, 6580% relative humidity, 12:12h light/darkness photoperiod). Larvae were fed on powd… [+21735 chars]
A cornerstone of any science lab, microscopes are now more affordable than ever, and offer plenty of additional features, too. Some offer LCD displays, while others, like this microscope kit from Beb… [+2060 chars]
<li>Massad-Ivanir, N. et al. Porous silicon-based biosensors: Towards real-time optical detection of target bacteria in the food industry. Sci. Rep.6, 112. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep38099 (2016). … [+18645 chars]
A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in China, the U.S. and Germany has found evidence that suggests that colorful ventral wings help colonizing birds to avoid running into one … [+2449 chars]
"Frog sex death trap" sounds like the worst heavy-metal band name ever, but it's an accurate description of what happened 45 million years ago in a swamp in Germany. The spot, a former coalfield, i… [+1582 chars]
LISTEN HERE This podcast is part of a series of pieces that Physics Magazine is publishing to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Higgs boson discovery. See also: News Feature: The Era of Higgs Ph… [+1750 chars]
