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Draft dark skies guidance drawn up for the Highlands
Highland Council has developed draft guidance to reduce light pollution in the region, with benefits including clearer night skies for observers and lower energy costs.
NASA’s Perseverance rover watches Earth vanish from the surface of Mars
NASA’s Perseverance rover captured Earth briefly disappearing behind Phobos in the Martian sky on July 2, marking the first time humanity has recorded such an occurrence from another planet’s surface.
A massive new cosmic map is revealing black holes, rare stars, and hidden gas
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey V releases Data Release 20, a major astronomical dataset combining observations from both hemispheres that includes over three million spectra of stars, galaxies, and black holes.
Neptune’s tiny moons may be the wreckage of shattered ancient worlds
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has revealed that Neptune’s small inner moons contain clay minerals, suggesting they formed from debris of larger worlds destroyed in a catastrophic ancient event.
The Atlantic Ocean can handle more warming than expected — with one big catch
New research suggests the Atlantic Ocean circulation system can tolerate more warming than previously thought, but only if global temperatures rise slowly rather than rapidly.
Paleontology rocked by organic molecules found in 66-million-year-old dinosaur bones
Researchers detected remnants of collagen protein in a 66-million-year-old dinosaur bone from South Dakota, providing evidence that original organic molecules can survive fossilization.
World’s first superconducting quantum heat engine could help unlock massive quantum computers
Researchers at Aalto University have demonstrated the world’s first superconducting quantum heat engine, which could advance large-scale quantum computing by reducing hardware complexity and costs.
Scientists detect a nuclear reactor’s ghostly afterglow for the first time
Scientists using the Double Chooz detector have measured antineutrino emissions from a shutdown nuclear reactor for the first time, revealing potential applications for reactor monitoring and nuclear safety.
Scientists hope to shed light on young universe by using far side of the moon
Scientists plan to deploy a satellite around the moon’s far side to detect radio signals from the early universe, potentially revealing details about the cosmos shortly after the big bang.
Scientists discover a compound that could supercharge aging muscle repair
Scientists identified a compound called lipoic acid trisulfide that enhances a protein crucial for muscle repair in aging, potentially helping preserve strength and function in older adults.
New “living plastic” self-destructs in just 6 days without leaving microplastics
Researchers developed a self-degrading plastic containing dormant microbes that completely breaks down in six days without producing microplastics, offering a potential solution to persistent plastic pollution.
Scientists built a camera that can track invisible particles in 3D
Researchers at ETH Zurich and EPFL developed a new particle detection system using light field camera technology to track invisible particles in three dimensions within unsegmented scintillator blocks.
Koalas nearly went extinct before humans arrived, DNA study reveals
A new genomic analysis reveals koalas experienced a severe population decline about 100,000 years ago, long before humans arrived in Australia, according to research from the University of Sydney and Texas A&M University.
Your fingers may hold a secret of human brain evolution
A study examining newborns finds that higher prenatal estrogen exposure may correlate with larger brain size in boys, offering insights into human brain evolution.
Scientists found two powerful new ways to destroy forever chemicals
Researchers developed two technologies to destroy persistent PFAS chemicals: hydrodynamic cavitation and cold atmospheric plasma, both showing promise in degrading these widely dispersed industrial compounds.
An ordinary laptop solved a problem thought to require a quantum computer
Researchers at the Flatiron Institute solved a complex quantum physics problem using conventional computers and mathematical techniques, with some calculations running on a personal laptop.
Antarctica may give the world decades to prepare for rising seas
A new study indicates scientists can reliably predict Antarctic ice loss over the next 30-50 years, providing governments a crucial window to prepare for resulting sea level rise.
Secrets of birdsongs’ ‘spectacular diversity’ revealed
French scientists analyzed over 100,000 songs from 3,000 bird species and identified eight fundamental sound types that combine to create all birdsong diversity.
Air pollution linked to DNA changes in sperm, research shows
Research shows air pollution exposure alters sperm DNA methylation patterns, potentially affecting male fertility through changes in gene expression linked to pollutants like ozone and nitrogen dioxide.
An Israeli paraglider tries to save migrating swifts that nest in the Western Wall
An Israeli paraglider works to preserve nesting sites for common swifts that have inhabited Jerusalem’s Western Wall for centuries, as the birds face steep population declines across Europe and Israel.
Earth’s waters are quietly running out of oxygen, scientists warn
Scientists warn that oxygen levels are declining rapidly in oceans and freshwater systems worldwide, with potential consequences that could persist for centuries and may not be reversible within human lifetimes.
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