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Archaeology 33 minutes ago

Mysterious boat burial practices on the desert's edge: Study sheds light on ancient Xiaohe funerary rites

The Bronze Age Xiaohe culture (ca. 1950–1400 BCE) is renowned for its distinctive funerary practices and exceptional organic preservation, largely due to its location in a hyperarid environment. Burials feature boat-shaped ...

Astronomy Jun 11, 2025

NASA's CODEX captures unique views of sun's outer atmosphere

Scientists analyzing data from NASA's CODEX (Coronal Diagnostic Experiment) investigation have successfully evaluated the instrument's first images, revealing the speed and temperature of material flowing out from the sun. ...

Environment Jun 9, 2025

Emerging pollutants are aggravating water crisis in developing countries, say researchers

As the population grows and urbanization and agro-industrial activity increase, the demand for freshwater is expected to rise by 55% by 2050. Experts project that this increase in demand will strongly impact a scenario already ...

Materials Science Jun 5, 2025

Platinum atoms placed with precision transform catalyst speed and efficiency

A research team led by the Department of Energy's (DOE) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) designed and fabricated catalysts that can increase the speed of carbon monoxide oxidation by nine times. Carbon ...

Soft Matter Jun 4, 2025

Universal law of quantum vortex dynamics discovered in superfluid helium

An international research collaboration featuring scientists from the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering and the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory has discovered a fundamental universal principle that governs how microscopic ...

Astronomy Jun 4, 2025

Rubin Observatory to detect millions of new solar system objects in vivid detail, simulations suggest

A group of astronomers from across the globe, including a team from the University of Washington and led by Queen's University Belfast, have revealed new research showing that millions of new solar system objects will be ...

Astronomy Jun 4, 2025

Discovery of giant planet orbiting tiny star challenges theories on planet formation

Star TOI-6894 is just like many in our galaxy, a small red dwarf, and only ~20% of the mass of our sun. Like many small stars, it is not expected to provide suitable conditions for the formation and hosting of a large planet.

Astronomy Jun 3, 2025

Consciousness and collaboration were fundamental to shaping knowledge, show astronomy archives of premodern China

The astronomical records of imperial China are some of the most comprehensive archives in the history of science, spanning over two millennia, from 221 BC to 1911 AD, and providing detailed insight into phenomena ranging ...

Evolution Jun 3, 2025

Study resolves diatom tree of life, revealing rapid speciation 170 million years ago

Trees get most of the love, but diatoms, a group of photosynthetic microalgae, produce 20% of Earth's oxygen and are the foundation of aquatic food webs. The prevalence and diversity of diatoms have made them highly successful, ...

Planetary Sciences Jun 3, 2025

Webb reveals the origin of the ultra-hot exoplanet WASP-121b

Observations with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have provided new clues about how the exoplanet WASP-121b has formed and where it might have originated in the disk of gas and dust around its star. These insights stem ...

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