Scientists Hope To Reveal “Extra Dimensions,” Exotic Forces
Physicists have devised a new experiment that will be used in the quest for exotic forces in nature and “additional…
Global Warming May Trigger Ice Sheet Growth
About 150,000 years ago, an anomalous ice age was triggered by an increasingly salty Mediterranean Sea, a development that’s occurring…
Fainting May Render Brain Cells Vulnerable to Immune Attack
Duke University Medical Center researchers have discovered that a seemingly mild “insult” to the brain could sensitize neurons to attack…
Tiny Atomic Battery Developed
While electronic circuits and nanomachines grow ever smaller, batteries to power them remain huge by comparison, as well as short-lived.…
Black Hole Surfing
An international team of astronomers, lead by researchers at the Max-Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics (MPE), has directly observed an…
New Evidence For Solar Systems Like Ours
An international team of astronomers reports the first strong evidence for the existence of massive planets on wide orbits –…
Radioastronomers Measure Sizes Of Distant Planets
Scientists at the Max-Planck-Institute for Radioastronomy (MPIfR) in Bonn were able to determine the diameters of four of the largest…
Greenhouse Gases Good For Agriculture
A new study suggests that rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere could be a boon for agricultural crops,…
Antarctic Ice Stream Reverses Flow
It is virtually impossible for a river or stream to first stop its flow and then reverse course. But an…