/ en-us Â鶹ÒùÔº internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Â鶹ÒùÔºics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. New findings highlight the pioneering role of human groups who lived in the interior of northern Arabia shortly after the hyper-arid conditions of the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM), guided by the return of seasonal water sources—and leaving behind a monumental legacy in rock art. /news/2025-09-year-monumental-camel-art-ancient.html Archaeology Tue, 30 Sep 2025 11:00:01 EDT news678354001 When considering the unnamed major features of all the moons, asteroids, and comets in our solar system, there are still a lot of places out there that need proper names. That means the International Astronomical Union (IAU), the non-governmental body responsible for naming astronomical objects, has its work cut out for them. /news/2025-09-lucy-main-belt-features.html Planetary Sciences Wed, 17 Sep 2025 14:30:03 EDT news677338201 In recent years, skulls, bones, and even modified human remains have appeared with increasing frequency on online marketplaces and social media platforms. What might once have been confined to specialist collectors has become a global, online trade. /news/2025-09-human-bones-commodity.html Archaeology Economics & Business Thu, 11 Sep 2025 10:46:04 EDT news676806361 Researchers at Penn State demonstrate the first steps in the design of tiny particles that can perform specialized tasks, such as targeted delivery of drugs or other cargo. /news/2025-09-nanobots-play-leader-chemical-trails.html Bio & Medicine Wed, 10 Sep 2025 09:29:04 EDT news676715341 Plastic pollution is everywhere: in rivers and oceans, in the air and the mountains, even in our blood and vital organs. Most of the public attention has focused on the dangers of microplastics. These are fragments smaller than 5 millimeters. /news/2025-09-optical-sieve-smallest-pieces-plastic.html Optics & Photonics Mon, 08 Sep 2025 14:10:04 EDT news676558162 Researchers have demonstrated a new fabrication approach that enables the exploration of a broader range of superconducting materials for quantum hardware. /news/2025-09-fabrication-technique-door-materials-quantum.html Superconductivity Quantum Â鶹ÒùÔºics Wed, 03 Sep 2025 08:59:03 EDT news676108741 On September 2, 1945, the Second World War ended when Japan officially surrendered. Today, on the 80th anniversary, the physical legacy of the conflict remains etched into land and sea. /news/2025-09-years-world-war-ii-dangerous.html Environment Tue, 02 Sep 2025 10:20:05 EDT news676026799 The ambitious mission to retrieve samples from asteroid Bennu and return them to Earth is paying off. Just as scientists had hoped, the asteroid is revealing details about the early days of our solar system. More than just a simple space rock, research is revealing that Bennu contains not only material from the solar system, but material from beyond our system. /news/2025-08-asteroid-bennu-capsule-early-solar.html Astronomy Planetary Sciences Thu, 28 Aug 2025 10:17:04 EDT news675595021 The "Wow!" signal has been etched with a red marker in the memory of advocates for the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) since its unveiling in 1977. To this day, it remains one of the most enigmatic radio frequency signals ever found. Now a new paper from a wide collection of authors, including some volunteers, provides some corrections, and some new insights, into both the signal and its potential causes. /news/2025-08-wow-stronger-thought.html Astronomy Mon, 25 Aug 2025 13:37:05 EDT news675347822 The highest-resolution images of a solar flare captured at the H-alpha wavelength (656.28 nm) ever captured may reshape how we understand the sun's magnetic architecture—and improve space weather forecasting. /news/2025-08-inouye-solar-telescope-images-flare.html Astronomy Mon, 25 Aug 2025 12:00:01 EDT news675338067 Polymers are essential in modern food packaging thanks to their low cost, light weight, flexibility, and chemical stability. They provide a crucial barrier to protect food from moisture, oxygen, sunlight, and microorganisms that cause spoilage and health risks. Among them, PET (polyethylene terephthalate) is especially valued for its transparency, stability, and strong mechanical properties. /news/2025-08-pet-plastic-antimicrobial-boost-plasma.html Nanomaterials Thu, 21 Aug 2025 14:18:03 EDT news675004681 Researchers have developed a technique to fold glass sheets into microscopic 3D photonic structures directly on a chip—a process they call photonic origami. The method could enable tiny, yet complex optical devices for data processing, sensing and experimental physics. /news/2025-08-photonic-origami-glass-microscopic-3d.html Optics & Photonics Thu, 21 Aug 2025 10:00:02 EDT news674908381 Optical frequency combs are specially designed lasers that act like rulers to accurately and rapidly measure specific frequencies of light. They can be used to detect and identify chemicals and pollutants with extremely high precision. /news/2025-08-ultrabroadband-laser-enable-rapid-identification.html Optics & Photonics Wed, 20 Aug 2025 14:17:04 EDT news674918221 A research team led by Prof. Huang Qing from the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a new way to "edit" the internal layers of certain advanced materials, called MAX phases, in a breakthrough that could lead to entirely new kinds of two-dimensional (2D) layered materials with valuable technological uses. /news/2025-08-scientists-method-layered-inorganic-materials.html Nanomaterials Mon, 18 Aug 2025 12:58:04 EDT news674740676 Topological spin textures, spatially organized patterns linked to the intrinsic angular momentum of particles, have proved to be highly advantageous for the development of spintronics and quantum technologies. One of the most studied among these textures are skyrmionic textures, which are two-dimensional and stable patterns of spin orientation. Recently, the study of skyrmionic textures has gained significant attention in the field of optics and photonics, revealing novel physical properties and promising potential applications. /news/2025-08-topological-textures-scientists-micro-materials.html Optics & Photonics Sat, 16 Aug 2025 07:30:02 EDT news674392450 Researchers have developed a novel way for liquid crystals to retain information about their movement. Using this method could advance technologies like memory devices and sensors, as well as pave the way to future soft materials that are both smart and flexible. /news/2025-08-method-liquid-crystals-recall.html Soft Matter Thu, 14 Aug 2025 12:07:04 EDT news674392022 Researchers have developed a high-speed 3D imaging microscope that can capture detailed cell dynamics of an entire small whole organism at once. The ability to image 3D changes in real time over a large field of view could lead to new insights in developmental biology and neuroscience. /news/2025-08-multifocus-microscope-limits-fast-3d.html Optics & Photonics Thu, 14 Aug 2025 10:00:01 EDT news674382481 A recent study by Dr. Martin Ebert in Zitelliana described two new species from the poorly known genus Thrissops. Thrissops ettlingensis sp. nov. was recently discovered in the lower marine Tithonian Plattenkalk of Ettling, Germany. Meanwhile, Thrissops kimmeridgensis sp. nov. fossils were recovered from the Kimmeridge Clay of Dorset, England. /news/2025-08-thrissops-species-insights-early-teleost.html Evolution Paleontology & Fossils Wed, 13 Aug 2025 11:30:01 EDT news674300984 An international study by marine scientists based in Singapore has revealed that sea-level rise in the Indian Ocean began accelerating far earlier than previously thought, with corals providing an unbroken natural record of ocean change stretching back to the early 20th century. /news/2025-08-coral-skeletons-sea-began-earlier.html Earth Sciences Environment Tue, 12 Aug 2025 08:41:05 EDT news674206862 As technology advances, photonic systems are gaining ground over traditional electronics, using light to transmit and process information more efficiently. One such optical system is laser beam scanning (LBS), where laser beams are rapidly steered to scan, sense, or display information. /news/2025-07-rgb-multiplexer-based-lithium-niobate.html Optics & Photonics Mon, 28 Jul 2025 16:01:17 EDT news672937273 Creating complex structures at the tiniest scales has long been a challenge for engineers. But new research from Georgia Tech shows how electron beams, already widely used in imaging and fabrication, can also be used as ultra-precise tools to both carve and build structures out of materials like copper. /news/2025-07-electron-method-enables-precise-nanoscale.html Nanophysics Nanomaterials Fri, 25 Jul 2025 10:10:05 EDT news672656297 In the race toward practical quantum computers and networks, photons—fundamental particles of light—hold intriguing possibilities as fast carriers of information at room temperature. /news/2025-07-metasurfaces-quantum-processors.html Quantum Â鶹ÒùÔºics Thu, 24 Jul 2025 15:17:38 EDT news672589049 A team of researchers, led by Dr. Samuel Ramírez-Cruzado Aguilar-Galindo, recently provided a comprehensive, multidisciplinary study of a sperm-whale tooth found in the Copper Age mega-site of Valencina de la Concepción-Castilleja de Guzmán (henceforth referred to as Valencina). /news/2025-07-sperm-whale-tooth-3rd-millennium.html Archaeology Fri, 18 Jul 2025 11:20:02 EDT news672055626 The July 4, 2025, floods in Kerr County, Texas, swept away children and entire families, leaving horror in their wake. Days later, flash floods struck Ruidoso, New Mexico, killing three people, including two young children. /news/2025-07-grief-involves-trauma-social-worker.html Social Sciences Thu, 17 Jul 2025 13:05:23 EDT news671976317 Quantum mechanics describes the unconventional properties of subatomic particles, like their ability to exist in a superposition of multiple states, as popularized by the Schrödinger's cat analogy, and ability to slip through barriers, a phenomenon known as quantum tunneling. /news/2025-07-tunneling-electrons-alternative-quantum-mechanics.html Optics & Photonics Quantum Â鶹ÒùÔºics Thu, 10 Jul 2025 11:10:04 EDT news671364400 An in-depth exploration of the psychology of sports fandom has revealed striking similarities between the neurological and psychological patterns of devoted sports fans and religious dedication. /news/2025-07-psychological-neurological-parallels-sports-fandom.html Social Sciences Wed, 09 Jul 2025 19:00:05 EDT news671194442 A rock art panel near Aswan, Egypt, may depict a rare example of an elite individual from the First Dynasty, shedding light on the formation of the ancient Egyptian state. /news/2025-07-art-hints-egyptian-kings.html Archaeology Wed, 09 Jul 2025 19:00:02 EDT news671111797 A new study reveals a bright spot for shellfish populations in the northeast Pacific Ocean. Combining paleontological tools and archaeological data with conservation research, the paper finds that, for the past 3,000 years, crab and clam species have remained stable in the Broken Group Islands off the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia. /news/2025-07-crab-clam-resilience-etched-shells.html Plants & Animals Ecology Wed, 09 Jul 2025 07:11:04 EDT news671263862 When the Empire State Building was constructed, its 102 stories rose above midtown one piece at a time, with each individual element combining to become, for 40 years, the world's tallest building. Uptown at Columbia, Oleg Gang and his chemical engineering lab aren't building Art Deco architecture; their landmarks are incredibly small devices built from nanoscopic building blocks that arrange themselves. /news/2025-07-3d-material-dna.html Bio & Medicine Nanomaterials Wed, 09 Jul 2025 06:48:05 EDT news671262482 Haozhe "Harry" Wang, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering (ECE) at Duke University and an expert in developing new methods for manufacturing materials, continues to push the boundaries in MXene research. /news/2025-07-mxenes-gain-flexibility-precise-plasma.html Nanomaterials Wed, 09 Jul 2025 04:29:14 EDT news671254146