Anatomy of the red planet: Mars-quakes reveal interior
Researchers have been able to use seismic data to look inside Mars for the first time. They measured the crust, mantle and core and narrowed down their composition. … […]
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Clever cockatoos learn through social interaction, study finds
Scientists have shown that cockatoos can learn from each other a unique skill — lifting garbage bin lids to gather food. The research confirms that cockatoos spread this novel behavior through social learning. … […]
Eyes wide shut: How newborn mammals dream the world they’re entering
As a newborn mammal opens its eyes for the first time, it can already make visual sense of the world around it. But how does this happen before they have experienced sight? … […]
Scientists reverse age-related memory loss in mice
Scientists have successfully reversed age-related memory loss in mice and say their discovery could lead to the development of treatments to prevent memory loss in people as they age. … […]
NASA Study Finds Tropical Forests’ Ability to Absorb Carbon Dioxide Is Waning
In Brief:
The finding comes out of an effort to map where vegetation is emitting and soaking up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
Earth’s trees and plants pull vast amounts of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere during photosynthesis, incorporating some of that carbon into structures like wood. Areas that absorb more… […]
15,000-year-old viruses discovered in Tibetan glacier ice
Scientists who study glacier ice have found viruses nearly 15,000 years old in two ice samples taken from the Tibetan Plateau in China. Most of those viruses, which survived because they had remained frozen, are unlike any viruses that have been cataloged to date. … […]
Making clean hydrogen is hard, but researchers just solved a major hurdle
Researchers have found a low-cost way to solve one half of the water-splitting equation to produce hydrogen as clean energy — using sunlight to efficiently split off oxygen molecules from water. The finding represents a step forward toward greater adoption of hydrogen as a key part of our energy infrastructure. … […]
Millimeter-tall ‘mountains’ on neutron stars
New models of neutron stars show that their tallest mountains may be only fractions of millimeters high, due to the huge gravity on the ultra-dense objects. … […]
Climate change to bring more intense storms across Europe
Investigating how climate affects intense rainstorms across Europe, climate experts have shown there will be a significant future increase in the occurrence of slow-moving intense rainstorms. The scientists estimate that these slow-moving storms may be 14 times more frequent across land by the end of the century. It is these slow-moving… […]
European Commission proposes new strategy to protect and restore EU forests
With the adoption of the New EU Forest Strategy for 2030, a flagship initiative of the European Green Deal that builds on the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, the EU is proposing a new strategy that contributes to the ‘Fitfor55’ package of measures proposed to achieve greenhouse gas emission reductions. Forests… […]