A surprising quantum effect observed in a “large” object
While working with the resistivity of a type of delafossite – PdCoO2 – scientists at EPFL's Laboratory of Quantum Materials found that the electrons...
Lonar Lake in India has mysteriously changed its color overnight
Lonar Lake, otherwise called Lonar crater, is a notified National Geo-heritage Monument, saline, soda lake, situated at Lonar in Buldhana district Maharashtra, India. It...
New research unveiled structures deep inside the Earth
Most of what we know about the interior of the Earth comes from the study of seismic waves from earthquakes. These waves contain vital...
Astronomers created the fifth state of matter in space
With the launch and operation of the Cold Atom Lab (CAL), NASA has established the sustained study and development of quantum technologies in orbit....
Which factors control the height of mountains?
The highest mountain ranges on Earth -, for example, the Himalayas or the Andes - arise along convergent plate boundaries. At such plate boundaries,...
A new liquid phase discovered
Scientists at the University of Colorado Boulder’s Soft Materials Research Center (SMRC) have discovered an elusive phase of matter. The discovery describes the discovery...
Astrophysicists accurately confirmed cornerstone of Einstein’s Theory of Relativity
Einstein's theory of gravity—the general theory of relativity—is based on the universality of free fall, which specifies that all objects accelerate identically in an...
Scientists discovered a rare heart bone in chimpanzees
Wild chimpanzees are imperiled, and cardiovascular disease is very common in this species. Understanding their hearts is vital in making medical advances and dealing...
Different women’s eggs attract different men’s sperm
According to a new study published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, human eggs appear to "choose" which sperm will become the...
Archeologists uncovered entire roman city without digging
Using advanced ground-penetrating radar (GPR), archeologists have succeeded in mapping an entire Roman city, Falerii Novi, in Italy. The discovery allowed archeologists to reveal...
The diet of great white sharks surprised scientists
Establishing diets and dietary generalism in top marine predators is critical for understanding their natural jobs and responses to environmental fluctuations. Nutrition assumes a...
Scientists created a map of the different brain regions of humans and other primates
By studying gene expression in 33 different brain regions of humans, chimpanzees, macaques, and bonobos, scientists at the Skoltech have created a map of...