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Astronomy 7 hours ago

See the Southern Ring Nebula in 3D

Planetary nebula are some of nature's most stunning visual displays. The name is confusing since they're the remains of stars, not planets. But that doesn't detract from their status as objects of captivating beauty and intense ...

Earth Sciences 7 hours ago

Mantle heat may have boosted Earth's crust 3 billion years ago

Little is known about the nature and evolution of Earth's continental crust before a few billion years ago because cratons, or stable swaths of the lithosphere more than 2–3 billion years old, are relatively rare.

Biochemistry 11 hours ago

A chemical mystery solved—the reaction that explains large carbon sinks

A mystery that has puzzled the scientific community for more than 50 years has finally been solved. A team from Linköping University, Sweden, and Helmholtz Munich have discovered that a certain type of chemical reaction ...

Planetary Sciences 13 hours ago

Researchers find oldest undisputed evidence of Earth's magnetic field

A new study, led by the University of Oxford and MIT, has recovered a 3.7-billion-year-old record of Earth's magnetic field, and found that it appears remarkably similar to the field surrounding Earth today. The findings ...

Earth Sciences Apr 23, 2024

Warming climate is putting more metals into Colorado's mountain streams

Warming temperatures are causing a steady rise in copper, zinc, and sulfate in the waters of Colorado mountain streams affected by acid rock drainage. Concentrations of these metals have roughly doubled in these alpine streams ...

Astronomy Apr 23, 2024

Hubble celebrates 34th anniversary with a look at the little dumbbell nebula

In celebration of the 34th anniversary of the launch of NASA's legendary Hubble Space Telescope on April 24, astronomers took a snapshot of the Little Dumbbell Nebula (also known as Messier 76, M76, or NGC 650/651) located ...

Earth Sciences Apr 23, 2024

Accelerated marine carbon cycling forced by tectonic degassing over the Miocene Climate Optimum

In a recent publication in Science Bulletin, a multidisciplinary team of authors from Tongji University, the Second Institute of Oceanography (Ministry of Natural Resources), the Institute of Earth Environment (Chinese Academy ...

Analytical Chemistry Apr 23, 2024

A non-equivalent co-doped strategy to improve the electrical properties of piezoelectric ceramics

In the field of aerospace, a high-temperature piezoelectric vibration sensor is one of the few key devices that can be monitored in a high-temperature and harsh environment, so it is particularly urgent to develop high performance ...

Analytical Chemistry Apr 23, 2024

Previous theory on how electrons move within protein nanocrystals might not apply in every case

Researchers believe that understanding how electrons move within small, natural systems could power a more sustainable future for our energy grid.

Environment Apr 23, 2024

From the coast to the deep sea, changing oxygen levels affect marine life in different ways

Earth's atmosphere maintains a constant level of oxygen, whether it is a wintry, rainy day or hot summer. Across the ocean, oxygen concentrations vary enormously between different places and over time. Sometimes oxygen levels ...

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