AstronomyRecently, the Inner Core of the Planet’s Rotation Paused Before Changing Course A new study suggests that the Earth’s inner core’s swirling solid ball may have just stopped and may even be rotating in the opposite direction…
TechnologyMaterials Advances Open the Way for 2D Transistors In order to realize the potential of semiconducting 2D materials, a necessary component for developing new atom-thick transistors that can overturn Moore’s Law, researchers had…
AstronomyA Report Urges NASA to Better Coordinate Artemis’s Global Relationships WASHINGTON — According to NASA’s inspector general, the organization has to improve its ability to plan international collaborations for its Artemis lunar exploration program and…
OtherResearchers have discovered the Oldest Evidence of the Controlled Use of Fire to Cook Food The oldest evidence of controlled use of fire to cook food dates back to around 1.8 million years ago and was found in the Wonderwerk…
OtherPrehistoric Patagonia Dinosaurs revealed by Fossils Patagonia, a region located in southern Argentina and Chile, has yielded a diverse array of dinosaur fossils from the Late Cretaceous period, including species such…
OtherCentral Asia has been Identified as an Important Region for Our Ancestors Central Asia has long been considered an important region for the study of human evolution. Many early human ancestors, including homo erectus and homo heidelbergensis,…
OtherLong-lost Emperor revealed by Ancient Roman Coins It is possible that a discovery of ancient Roman coins could reveal a previously unknown or long-lost emperor. Coins were an important means of disseminating…
PsychologyWhy are Sustainable Methods so Difficult to Implement? Sustainable practices can be elusive for a variety of reasons. One reason is that they may require significant changes to established systems, processes, and behaviors,…
Plants and AnimalsTrue Giant Wombats provide Diprotodon Podium Sways Diprotodon is an extinct genus of marsupial that lived in Australia during the Pleistocene Epoch. It was the largest marsupial to have ever existed and…
OtherThe Early Population of South America is revealed by Ancient DNA Analysis Ancient DNA analysis is a powerful tool that can provide insight into the genetic makeup and migration patterns of ancient populations. In the case of…