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Is it the humidity, or just the heat?
Scientists debate the role of humidity in rising heat deaths
Research Preview: Science Magazine – August 2, 2024
Category Archives: Research
Research Preview: Science Magazine – July 26, 2024
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U.S. back in the race to forge unknown elements
Atoms of element 116 show path to create element 120 and extend the periodic table
Fully built water-hunting Moon rover killed by NASA
VIPER cancellation shocks planetary scientists and puts commercial lunar delivery program on edge
Can scientists help corals by killing starfish?
Culling crown-of-thorns boosted coral cover on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef
Burned-up satellites are tainting the atmosphere
As private fleets grow, so do concerns about ozone-destroying effects of metal particles
Research: New Scientist Magazine – July 27, 2024
What is the optimal amount of exercise and how much is too much?
If your gym instructor is an iPad, what is lost – and gained?
How to use psychology to hack your mind and fall in love with exercise
How fast do we get out of shape and is there a way to slow the loss?
How much exercise do children really need – and what type?
Watch bees defend their nest by slapping ants with their wings
Zombie galaxy came back to life after 20 million years
Chinese nuclear reactor is completely meltdown-proof
Shock discovery reveals deep sea nodules are a source of oxygen
Universe’s missing matter may be explained by galaxies leaking gas
Research Preview: Nature Magazine – July 25, 2024
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Found: the hidden link between star-forming molecular clouds
Connections between three interstellar clouds of gas and dust offer a glimpse into their birth.
How the watermelon got its sweet taste and rosy hue
Genomic analysis reveals the complex roots of the modern fruit.
Massive cicada emergence prompted raccoons to run wild
Meanwhile, deer kept a low profile — perhaps because the deafening noise of the insects made it hard to hear predators.
Blowout! Satellites reveal one of the largest methane leaks on record
An oil well in Kazakhstan dumped more than 100,000 tonnes of the potent greenhouse gas into the atmosphere.
Research Preview: Science Magazine – July 19, 2024
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The benefits of GLP-1 drugs beyond obesity
Glucagon-like peptide–1–based medicines have weight loss–independent actions
A hard fruit to swallow
Foraging niches become more specialized toward bird range limits
Scientists at odds over wild plans to slow melting glaciers
Call to study glacial geoengineering stirs up “civil war” among polar scientists
Research Preview: Nature Magazine – July 18, 2024
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AI tool can pinpoint dementia’s cause — from stroke to Alzheimer’s
Algorithm that distinguishes among a host of underlying causes of dementia could be used for diagnosis in hospitals and clinics.
Most accurate clock in history made by ‘quieting’ atoms
Strontium-based timepiece gains or loses only one second every 40 billion years.
Storm-chasing seabirds served supper by cyclones
The ocean-going Desertas petrel often follows storms for days over thousands of kilometres.
Wine grapes’ sweetness reveals Europe’s climate history
Records on the quality of the grape harvest sheds light on 600 years of weather.
Research Preview: Science Magazine – July 12, 2024
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Can ‘cow flu’ be eliminated—or is it too late?
Feeble government response and lack of industry cooperation hamper U.S. control efforts
Accusations sting bee ‘odometer’ studies
Scientists allege irregularities in papers on how honey bees gauge distance
Ancient crystals show plate tectonics began early
Hardy zircons suggest subduction of ocean crust began 4 billion years ago
Stunning 3D chromosomes preserved in thawed mammoths
“New type of fossil” may boost efforts to bring beasts back
Research Preview: Nature Magazine – July 11, 2024
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The surprising driver of Amazon deforestation
Demand from Brazil itself accounts for more than half of the demand for crops and livestock from the Amazon and the savannah that surrounds it.
Fake jewellery from the Stone Age looks like the real deal
‘Amber’ beads dating to the Neolithic period, lasting from the fifth to the third millennium BC, are actually mollusc shells coated with resin and natural pigments.
Killer immune cells pile on the pressure to slay their foes
Immune-system assassins called killer T cells compress target cells, forming a destructive crater.
Ants amputate their nest-mates’ legs to save lives
The location of an injury determines whether ants bite off or preserve a damaged limb.
Research Preview: Science Magazine – June 28, 2024
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The perfect pesticide? RNA kills crop-destroying beetles with unprecedented accuracy
Could super-Earths or mini-Neptunes host life among the stars?
As the hunt for habitable Earth-like planets stalls, astronomers are turning to bigger worlds
This biologist aims to solve the cell’s biggest mystery. Could it help cancer patients, too?
Four decades after his lab found odd, massive particles inside cells, Leonard Rome is still determined to figure out what “vaults” do
Research Preview: Nature Magazine – June 27, 2024
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‘Smart’ fabric protects against heat of city streets
Textile keeps its cool even when surrounded by urban surfaces that absorb and release heat.
How huge black holes sprouted just after the Big Bang
Hubble observations of faint galaxies suggest that such objects could have been the seeds of very early supermassive black holes.
Autoimmune antibodies tied to lower malaria risk in kids
Findings support one idea about why self-directed immune responses are more common in some populations.
A mighty river’s radical shift changed the face of ancient Egypt
Samples taken near a capital of the pharaohs reveal an overhaul of the Nile 4,000 years ago.
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