Claudia Goldin wins Nobel for work on women in the labor market
The Nobel prize in economics was on Monday awarded to American economist Claudia Goldin for her research that has helped understand the role of women in the labor market.
Injured tortoises make slow recovery from Greece fires
In an animal shelter near Athens, veterinarian Kleopatra Gkika gently smears soothing cream on the leg of a tortoise, one of hundreds singed in Greece's devastating summer wildfires.
Ötzi the Iceman’s DNA reveals his looks and ancestry
A reanalysis of the ancient guy’s genes show he was balding and had dark skin. He also had an unusual amount of early farmer ancestry.
Grizzlies Are Increasing in Numbers. Learning to Live With Them.
Montana and its neighbors are adopting new strategies to deal with the increasing number of bears and attacks on humans.
Loads of mammals — including cats — glow under UV light, but we don't know why
Fluorescence found to be extremely common among mammals, and may be the "default status" — but exactly why that is remains unclear, scientists say.
World can't 'unplug' existing energy system: COP28 head
The president of the upcoming COP28 climate talks in Dubai called on Sunday for governments to abandon "fantasies" such as hastily ditching existing energy infrastructure in pursuit of climate goals.
Typhoon Koinu skirts Hong Kong, heads for southern China's Hainan island
Typhoon Koinu tracked towards China's resort island of Hainan on Sunday night after skirting Hong Kong, bringing heavy rains and powerful gusts while prompting the closure of transport services and schools in the financial hub.
Economics prize closes out 2023 Nobel season
The economics prize closes the prestigious Nobel awards season on Monday, with specialists on credit, the job market or inequalities expected to be among the contenders.
For a Pivotal Vaccine: Trial, Error, and Two Young Lives
RSV research reached a major milestone in 2023, with the arrival of safe, potentially life-saving vaccines. Missing are the stories of children who suffered severe bouts of illness in the early days of RSV vaccine research — including two toddlers whose deaths may have been hastened by an experimental vaccine that worsened their symptoms.
Researchers identify largest ever solar storm in ancient 14,300-year-old tree rings
An international team of scientists have discovered a huge spike in radiocarbon levels 14,300 years ago by analyzing ancient tree-rings found in the French Alps.
Young children who are close to their parents are more likely to grow up kind, helpful and 'prosocial'
A loving bond between parents and their children early in life significantly increases the child's tendency to be "prosocial," and act with kindness and empathy towards others, research indicates.
Saving Mt. Wilson Observatory: Inside the long battle to maintain the spot where we found our place in the universe
Los Angeles was once the best place in the world to see the universe.
Study quantifies satellite brightness, challenges ground-based astronomy
The ability to have access to the Internet or use a mobile phone anywhere in the world is taken more and more for granted, but the brightness of Internet and telecommunications satellites that enable global communications networks could pose problems for ground-based astronomy. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign aerospace engineer Siegfried Eggl coordinated an international study confirming recently deployed satellites are as bright as stars seen by the unaided eye.
It's time to start worrying about space junk around the moon, too
It's getting crowded up there. An increase in military, commercial and scientific launches, coupled with a lower cost for rideshare cubesat launches, means lots more space junk to deal with in coming years. And we're not just talking about low Earth orbit; the moon and cis-lunar (near lunar space) is about to become busy as well.
Humans got to America 7,000 years earlier than thought, new research confirms
When and how humans first settled in the Americas is a subject of considerable controversy. In the 20th century, archaeologists believed that humans reached the North American interior no earlier than around 14,000 years ago.
The Big Nobel Prize Winners Were Short and Fast
The awards for physics and chemistry were a reminder that the most important processes in nature unfold on a scale divorced from everyday human affairs.
Toxic storms blamed on climate change cloud Tajikistan
The air was dry and warm and the skies over Dushanbe were gray without a hint of sun during another recent toxic sand storm that enveloped the capital of Tajikistan.
Stone Age herders transported heavy rock tools to grind animal bones, plants and pigment
About 7,000 years ago, a small group of people sat around a fire, next to a small lake in what is now the Nefud Desert of northern Saudi Arabia.
Female animals teach each other to choose unusual males—new research
My friend recently changed their favorite celebrity crush from Anna Kendrick to Lily James. While some people could see the attraction, others might not. So what is it that attracts us to potential mates? A new study suggests that female animals learn from other females to prefer distinctive males as mates.
Free-space nanoprinting beyond optical limits to create 4D functional structures
Two-photon polymerization is a potential method for nanofabrication to integrate nanomaterials based on femtosecond laser-based methods. Challenges in the field of 3D nanoprinting include slow layer-by-layer printing and limited material options as a result of laser-matter interactions.
'Exceedingly rare' horse bridle discovered in melting ice in Norway could date to Viking Age
Archaeologists in Norway have discovered a horseshoe and bridle that could be from the Viking Age.
How do seizures affect childhood cancer survivors?
Scientists discovered suppressing seizures in adults who survived childhood cancer helps improve their brain function and quality of life.
Promega Developments in the Biotech Space Significantly Accelerate the Discovery Process
Promega has announced a groundbreaking new medical development that can significantly reduce drug development times by up to 12 months and help life-saving medicines come to market sooner. Not only this but the new CRISPR-generated Knock-In Reporter Cell Lines can save biotech companies up to £6millon which will help ensure their future in developing critical medicines...
Bio-Rad Launches PTC Tempo 48/48 and PTC Tempo 384 Thermal Cyclers
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., a global leader in life science research and clinical diagnostic products, announce the launch of its PTC Tempo 48/48 and PTC Tempo 384 Thermal Cyclers, designed to support PCR applications in basic and translational research, process development, and quality control. The PTC Tempo 48/48 and PTC Tempo 384 Thermal Cyclers are the latest additions to the Bio-Rad portfolio of conventional PCR thermal cyclers...
SpaceXVision Renders Mars Spaceship With Rotating Gravity
SpaceXVision has published renderings of a Mars Spaceship concept for an artificial gravity Mars/Earth cycler. Artificial Gravity Mars/Earth cycler concept with Starship in Mars orbit #SpaceX #STARSHIP pic.twitter.com/zG6zzVy0TE — SpaceXvision (@SpacexVision) August 13, 2023