Astronomers use dead stars to measure gravitational waves produced by ancient black holes

The NANOGrav team used a number of radio telescopes, including the Green Bank Telescope in West Virginia, to listen to pulsars for 15 years. Credit: NRAO/AUI/NSF, CC BY An international…

Shipping set to boost climate targets

A draft agreement, which is subject to change, would target net zero near 2050 and set goals for 2030 and 2040 Governments are set to agree to boost the global…

New study finds that night owls’ unhealthy habits may lead to early deaths

Credit: CC0 Public Domain According to a May 2023 study published in Chronobiology International, night owls—people who go to bed later and wake up later—possibly die earlier than those who…

Team seeks to enhance production efficiency of fuel cells with laser machining technology

Image of the Top-Lamp installed in February 2023. Credit: Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM) Fuel cells used for vessels and airplanes are becoming increasingly lighter to improve efficiency,…

Scientists discover Rydberg moiré excitons

Researchers move toward energy transition with hydrogen generated on rooftops

Malaria in the U.S. and what we need to know

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a health advisory following the recent cases of malaria in Florida and Texas. So how worried should…

IceCube: Milky Way Galaxy is Neutrino Desert

The Milky Way galaxy is an awe-inspiring feature of the night sky, dominating all wavelengths of light and viewable with the naked eye as a hazy band of stars stretching…

Archaeologists find altar in ancient Segesta |

According to an announcement by the Sicilian Region Institutional Portal, archaeologists excavating in ancient Segesta have discovered an altar from the Hellenistic period. Segesta was one of the major cities…

CDC data amplifies calls for funding hepatitis plan

Electron micrographs of hepatitis C virus purified from cell culture. Scale bar is 50 nanometers. Credit: Center for the Study of Hepatitis C, The Rockefeller University. Only one-third of individuals…