Environmental ScienceNASA Warns Acidic Sharkcano Is Starting To Erupt An expedition to the Solomon Islands’ Kavachi undersea volcano was launched in 2015. The volcano’s activity has just slowed, allowing for exploration of the active…
AstronomyNASA Engineers Puzzled By Impossible Voyager 1 Data NASA has formally begun planning the first crewed trips to Mars, which will include input from academics, international and industrial partners, as well as NASA’s…
PhysicsThe Quantum Simulator provides New Information A quantum simulator is providing physicists with a clear picture of spin-charge separation, a strange phenomenon in which two parts of indivisible particles known as…
PhysicsExperiment findings Support an Anomaly that Raises the Possibility of New Physics New scientific findings confirm an anomaly observed in previous experiments, which may point to an as-yet unconfirmed new elementary particle, the sterile neutrino, or indicate…
HealthWhat is the Reason for Increase in Black Lung Disease? According to a new study that compared the pathology and mineralogy of the disease across generations, silica exposure is a driving force behind rising rates…
TechnologyBetter Pacemakers might be Built on Solar Cells that Resemble Sponges Scientists have discovered that holes can improve technology, including medical devices. The article describes a completely novel method of producing a solar cell: etching holes…
BiologyNew insight into Cell Membranes The cell membrane, also known as the plasma membrane, is found in all cells and serves to separate the cell’s interior from the outside environment.…
TechnologyElectric Pickup Trucks Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions more than other Light-duty Vehicles Major automakers are ramping up production of electric trucks as a key strategy for lowering their vehicles’ greenhouse gas emissions. Light-duty vehicles, such as sedans,…
Plants and AnimalsThe First Animals Were Adapting, Not Dying, Before the Cambrian Explosion According to a study of the first animal societies, what some paleontologists thought was the first mass extinction was actually something completely different, with creatures…
AstronomyStudy Narrows Down Possible Source Of WOW! Signal to Potentially Habitable Sun-like Star An astronomer has offered a likely Sun-like star as the source of the unexplained signal that occurred over 40 years ago after evaluating hundreds of…