Plots of predicted effects (probabilities) from main effect models predicting punishment. Credit: Communications Psychology (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s44271-025-00220-x Studies exploring the extent to which people are prone to “punishing” the selfish…
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The new moon of March 2025 creates a partial solar eclipse this weekend
This new moon of March 2025 will create a partial solar eclipse visible in the northeastern part of North America, much of Europe and Russia; one will even be able…
Neutron scattering and supercomputing shed light on better biofuel production
Butanol molecules trigger changes in a microbial cell membrane model in this illustration of research that used neutron scattering and supercomputing to understand fundamental processes for the efficient production of…
Precision measurement of boron-like tin ion’s g factor
Visualization of the QED interactions in boron-like tin ions. Credit: MPIK Highly charged heavy ions form a very suitable experimental field for investigating quantum electrodynamics (QED), the best-tested theory in…
Heatwave-mediated decreases in phytoplankton quality negatively affect zooplankton productivity – Functional Ecologists
2024 HALDANE PRIZE SHORTLIST: Jihyun Olivia Kim discusses her paper “Heatwave-mediated decreases in phytoplankton quality negatively affect zooplankton productivity“, which has been shortlisted for Functional Ecology’s 2024 Haldane Prize for…
Protoplanetary disks are much smaller than previously thought, new study finds
Images of 73 protoplanetary discs in the Lupus star forming region (two of the images contain binary stars). Only a fraction of the discs extend beyond the orbit of Neptune,…
Is that shark ticking? In a first, a shark is recorded making noise
Sharks may not be the sharp-toothed silent type after all. The clicking of flattened teeth, discovered by accident, could be “the first documented case of deliberate sound production in sharks,”…
New moms advised to do two hours of moderate to vigorous exercise a week
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain New moms should be strongly encouraged to begin clocking up at least two hours of moderate to vigorous intensity physical activity such as brisk walking and…
Major Iron Age discovery made by archaeologists
Archaeologists have uncovered one of the largest and most significant Iron Age hoards ever found in the UK. The discovery, known as the Melsonby Hoard, was found near the village…
Spray-on concrete innovation could transform bridge repairs
An inflection point in infrastructure repair: Atorod Azizinamini conducts a first-of-its-kind application of FIU’s ‘spray-on’ Ultra High-Performance Concrete in Virginia. The innovation has the potential to not only repair, but…
