Although biomass-derived carbon quantum dots are sustainable nanomaterials, they have poor optical properties and low photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY). An article published in the journal Scien… [+7113 chars]
Description Albertonectes had a body typical of a plesiosaur, including its long, straight neck and short tail. Its body was also short, as well as broad and stiff, and it had four limbs modified in… [+6252 chars]
The world is "woefully underprepared" for a massive volcanic eruption and the likely repercussions on global supply chains, climate and food, according to experts from the University of Cambridge's C… [+4990 chars]
Meet R136a1, the most massive star known. Located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, it's a hulking behemoth weighing somewhere between 150 and 200 times the mass of the sun. Understanding the upper limi… [+2411 chars]
New research based on an expedition to the icy waters off Greenland reveals soaring levels of antifreeze proteins in a species of tiny snailfish, underlying the importance of this unique adaptation t… [+3300 chars]
Description Albertonectes had a body typical of a plesiosaur, including its long, straight neck and short tail. Its body was also short, as well as broad and stiff, and it had four limbs modified in… [+6252 chars]
Auroras are magical no matter whether you see them from the ground or from orbit up on the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Bob Hines needed all-caps and three exclamation points for a twe… [+1384 chars]
An international research team led by the University of Göttingen has, for the first time, observed the build-up of a physical phenomenon that plays a role in the conversion of sunlight into electric… [+3241 chars]
A newly-discovered walking shark that breaks all of the rules for survival is the focus of a first-of-its-kind study by Florida Atlantic University and collaborators in Australia. Researchers investi… [+5034 chars]
The oscillations in binary neutron stars before they merge could have big implications for the insights scientists can glean from gravitational wave detection. Researchers at the University of Birmi… [+3244 chars]
Arabidopsis thaliana belongs to the crucifer family and serves researchers around the world as a common model organism that allows comparatively simple analyses of genetic information and the functio… [+4543 chars]
A motley crew of mannequins and biological experiments will take a deep-space journey further than any human has been before. The simulated astronauts and various experiments will ride aboard Artemi… [+3429 chars]
