In his famous novel “The Moon is a Harsh Mistress,” Robert A. Heinlein describes a future lunar settlement where future lunar residents (“Loonies”) send payloads of wheat and water ice to Earth using an electromagnetic catapult. In his famous novel “The Moon is a Harsh Mistress,” Robert A. Heinlein describes a future lunar settlement where future…
Being alone doesn’t automatically equate with misery. French writer Michel de Montaigne famously removed himself from public life and retreated to a tower on his country estate, where he wrote about the joys of sitting with oneself in his enduring piece “On Solitude,” published in 1580. Being alone doesn’t automatically equate with misery. French writer Michel…
In new research, Griffith ecologists have highlighted the millions of insects that remain undiscovered and unnamed by scientists were likely to be more vulnerable to extinction than named species. In new research, Griffith ecologists have highlighted the millions of insects that remain undiscovered and unnamed by scientists were likely to be more vulnerable to extinction than…
When big cities gobble up smaller ones nearby, residents often are told a consolidated government is more efficient, providing improved services and other economic benefits. When big cities gobble up smaller ones nearby, residents often are told a consolidated government is more efficient, providing improved services and other economic benefits. Economics & Business Political science Phys.org – latest…
Northeastern University professor Gabriela Garcia studies the relationship between people and plants. Northeastern University professor Gabriela Garcia studies the relationship between people and plants. Plants & Animals Agriculture Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories
A team of marine biologists from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has found that climate change is the reason for the population collapse of Alaskan snow crabs in the Bering Sea. A team of marine biologists from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has found that climate change is the reason for the…
When astronomers got their first glimpses of galaxies in the early universe from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, they were expecting to find galactic pipsqueaks, but instead they found what appeared to be a bevy of Olympic bodybuilders. Some galaxies appeared to have grown so massive, so quickly, that simulations could not account for them. When…
Trees are one way to cool down a city. Architects in ancient Rome also designed buildings with porticos for shade and air flow. Trees are one way to cool down a city. Architects in ancient Rome also designed buildings with porticos for shade and air flow. Environment All Articles | Discover Magazine
A recent study led by University of Minnesota Twin Cities researchers provides fundamental insight into how light, electrons, and crystal vibrations interact in materials. The research has implications for developing on-chip architectures for quantum information processing, significantly reducing fabrication constraints, and thermal management. A recent study led by University of Minnesota Twin Cities researchers provides fundamental…
An international team of astronomers reports the discovery of a new hyperluminous quasar. The newfound quasar, which received the designation eFEDSJ0828–0139, has a high star-formation rate and its black hole is accreting mass at a super-Eddington rate. The discovery was detailed in a research paper published August 16 on the preprint server arXiv. An international team…
