Excavations find major Roman pottery industry near Poole Harbour

Archaeologists from Wessex Archaeology have found evidence of a major Roman pottery industry near Poole Harbour in Dorset, southern England. Excavations are part of “The Moors at Arne” project, a…

Centuries-old supernova guides James Webb Space Telescope through an interstellar gap

The spaces between stars in our galaxy are enigmatic realms filled with vast, diffuse clouds of gas and dust. These clouds tend to remain invisible — but the James Webb…

RNA structures provide new insights into how virus hijacks cells

Global transcriptional and translational changes in HIV-1 infected cells. Credit: Nature Structural & Molecular Biology (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41594-024-01468-3 A team of scientists at the Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research…

How Our Brains Perceive Body Weight Differs From Objects

Summary: Research reveals that how we perceive the size and weight of body parts, such as hands, differs from our perception of objects. For objects, smaller items feel heavier than…

How the UK’s plans for AI could derail net zero: The numbers explained

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The UK government’s goal to increase public-controlled artificial intelligence computing power twentyfold by 2030 would significantly raise electricity demand. Can renewable energy supply meet it—and still…

Quantum engineers ‘squeeze’ laser frequency combs to make more sensitive gas sensors

Frequency comb spectroscopy and quantum noise. Credit: Daniel I. Herman et al For the first time ever, scientists have used a technique called “quantum squeezing” to improve the gas sensing…

Decoding Favoritism: How Parents Shape Sibling Bonds

Summary: New research sheds light on how parents subtly favor children based on birth order, personality, and gender, shaping family dynamics. Younger siblings often receive more favorable treatment, while older…

Chinese researchers discover novel quantum state of matter

Support grows for global tax on shipping emissions to fund climate action

Shipping-reliant nations like Panama and Liberia have joined the EU, Japan and small islands in backing an emissions levy The number of governments backing a proposal for a global levy…

trait combinations and their effects on tree physiology – Functional Ecologists

In this new blog post, Marion Boisseaux, a postdoc at California State University, presents her work ‘Shifting trait coordination along a soil-moisture-nutrient gradient in tropical forests’. She discusses the knowledge…