New technique for spotting Dyson rings unveiled
Credit: Vedexent at en.wikipedia, converted to png by Falcorian, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons Dyson spheres and rings have always held a special fascination for me. The concept …
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Air pollution linked to rising depression rates
Graphical abstract. Credit: Environmental Science and Ecotechnology (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.ese.2024.100515 A study published in Environmental Science and Ecotechnology has revealed a strong connection between long-term air pollution exposure and an …
Morphology study highlights diverse jaw evolution in lizards and snakes
An image of an anole (a species of ‘false chameleon’) crushing a snail with its jaws. Credit: Professor Anthony Herrel A University of Bristol study has shed light on how …
What is a unit of nature? New framework highlights challenges in biodiversity credit markets
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Ecologists have devised a new framework to classify how biodiversity credit operators define what a unit of nature is. The new analysis demonstrates the challenges involved …
Mothers’ language choices have double the impact in bilingual families, research shows
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain New research shows that mothers have twice the impact on language exposure, challenging traditional parenting advice. Parents hoping to raise bilingual children have long been given …
Scientists develop coating for enhanced thermal imaging through hot windows
Breaking loss symmetry in coupled resonant emitters to enhance thermal imaging contrast. Credit: Communications Engineering (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s44172-024-00316-y A team of Rice University scientists has solved a long-standing problem in …
Sentinel-1C captures first radar images of Earth
The first image features Svalbard, a remote Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean. Credit: contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2024), processed by ESA Less than a week after its launch, the …
Woodburning creates major PM2.5 air pollution issue in UK West Midlands, study reveals
Graphical abstract. Credit: Atmospheric Environment (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2024.120963 Woodburning has a major impact on air quality in Birmingham and the wider West Midlands region of the UK—accounting for a substantial …
A cheap satellite with large fuel tank could scout for interplanetary missions
Credit: Hummingbird: Versatile Interplanetary Mission Architecture (2024). A spacecraft that can provide the propulsion necessary to reach other planets while also being reproducible, relatively light, and inexpensive would be a …
Dental morphology reveals hidden diversity in Neolithic Nubians of the Middle Nile Valley
Burial from Gebel Ramlah denoting typical body position and grave contents. Credit: Antiquity (2024). DOI: 10.15184/aqy.2024.199 Liverpool John Moores University, UK, and the Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland, have found …