Would you join the resistance if stuck in an authoritarian regime? Here's the psychology behind such a move
Most of us like to believe we would have opposed the rise of Nazism in 1930s Germany. We may even like to imagine that we ...
Physicists uncover electronic interactions mediated via spin waves
Research by physicists at The City College of New York is being credited for a novel discovery regarding the interaction of ...
'Liberation Day' tariffs are the highest in decades. An economist explains how that could hurt the US
President Donald Trump unveiled a sweeping new tariff plan on April 2, 2025, to reshape U.S. trade and boost domestic ...
When a black hole winks at you: Variability identified in supermassive black hole in Andromeda galaxy
A Michigan State University researcher saw X-rays coming from a black hole using the NASA Chandra X-Ray Observatory telescope ...
Intriguing excess of top-quark pairs hints at discovery of smallest composite particle
The CMS collaboration at CERN has observed an unexpected feature in data produced by the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), which ...
Bizarre-looking dinosaur challenges what we know about the evolution of fingers
Oviraptorosaurs are weird dinosaurs that look a bit like flightless birds. But these ancient animals aren't just ...
Engineers develop a way to mass manufacture nanoparticles that deliver cancer drugs directly to tumors
Polymer-coated nanoparticles loaded with therapeutic drugs show significant promise for cancer treatment, including ovarian ...
Australia and New Zealand are plagued by 'tall poppy syndrome'—but would a cure be worse than the disease?
The original tall poppies bloomed in the garden of Tarquin the Proud, last king of Rome. To communicate that his enemies ...
Smoke from US fires linked to 20,000 premature deaths and $200 billion in health damages in 2017
Since the end of the 20th century, air pollution from most U.S. sources has decreased, but emissions from wildland fires have ...
Off-key beginnings: Baby lemurs sing out of tune, just like human children
A study led by primatologist Dr. Chiara De Gregorio from the University of Warwick has found that Madagascar's singing lemurs ...
Theoretical physicists unveil 'supermazes' to decode black-hole microstructure
A team of physicists have discovered a new approach that redefines the conception of a black hole by mapping out their ...
Why not every saltwater inflow benefits the Baltic Sea equally
Eutrophication and oxygen depletion are well-known threats to the ecological balance of the Baltic Sea, which is increasingly ...