New climate model to be built from the ground up January 6, 2021 Facing the certainty of a changing climate coupled with the uncertainty that remains in predictions of how it will change, scientists and engineers from… Read More
How do you weigh a galaxy? Especially the one you’re in? December 18, 2020 A new technique for estimating the mass of galaxies promises more reliable results, especially when applied to large datasets generated by current and future… Read More
Researchers find ancient Maya farms in Mexican wetlands November 20, 2020 Archaeologists with the University of Cincinnati used the latest technology to find evidence suggesting ancient Maya people grew surplus crops to support an active… Read More
Proxima b: Could life exist on Earth-like planet in the solar system next door? November 15, 2020 Johns Hopkins planetary scientist Sarah Hörst discusses discovery of planet in ‘habitable zone’ of nearby Proxima Centauri system Last week, researchers confirmed the existence… Read More
Extraterrestrial Hypatia stone rattles solar system status quo October 30, 2020 In 2013, researchers announced that a pebble found in south-west Egypt, was definitely not from Earth. By 2015, other research teams had announced that… Read More
9,000 years ago, a community with modern urban problems October 16, 2020 Some 9,000 years ago, residents of one of the world’s first large farming communities were also among the first humans to experience some of… Read More
Indigenous hunters have positive impacts on food webs in desert Australia September 27, 2020 Australia has the highest rate of mammal extinction in the world. Resettlement of indigenous communities resulted in the spread of invasive species, the absence… Read More