[ad_1] A little over 4000 planets orbiting our solar system are known to date. About 96% of these so-called exoplanets are much larger than our Earth, most of them being more comparable to the size of the giants Neptune or Jupiter. This percentage probably does not reflect the actual conditions of the space, because small … Read more
[ad_1] Schematic illustration of the workflow for high throughput design of hybrid organic-inorganic halide semiconductors for solar cells and light-emitting diodes. Credit: Yang Laboratory / Science of Energy and the Environment Engineers at the University of California at San Diego have developed a high-throughput computing method to design new materials for next-generation solar cells and … Read more
[ad_1] Scientists at the University of Chicago are part of an international research team that discovered superconductivity – the ability to conduct electricity perfectly – at the highest temperatures ever recorded. With the help of advanced technology from Argonne National Laboratory, affiliated with UChicago, the team studied a class of materials in which it observed … Read more
[ad_1] Copyright of the image Getty Images Legend Much of the CFC-11 gas has been used in the insulation of homes The researchers claim to have identified the main sources of a mysterious recent rise of a dangerous chemical destroying the ozone layer. CFC-11 was mainly used for home insulation, but global production was to … Read more
[ad_1] A chemical banned worldwide for 30 years has unfortunately made a comeback. And all the signs, in a new study, designate China as the culprit. In the 1980s, countries joined together to sign the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, a landmark treaty to halt and reduce the production of chlorofluorocarbons … Read more
[ad_1] When was the first multicellular complex life born? Most people, being a bit egocentric, were referring to Ediacaran and Cambrian when the first animal life appeared and then diversified. Yet, DNA studies suggest that fungi might have appeared well before animals. With regard to the fossil record, things are rather rare. No unambiguous evidence … Read more
[ad_1] The leaves and galls of white oaks were used to produce herbal antiseptics during the American Civil War.Image: Stephen Nowland, Emory University With the shortage of conventional medicines during the civil war, the Confederation desperately turned to herbal alternatives. New research suggests that some of these remedies were actually effective enough to fight infections … Read more
[ad_1] In Costa Rica, this fungus could have evolved from a species appeared a billion years ago.Credit: Alex Hyde / Photo Library Nature / Photo Library Science Tiny fossils extracted from the distant Canadian Arctic could repel the first known appearance of mushrooms, about a billion years ago – more than 500 million years earlier … Read more
[ad_1] PASADENA, Calif. – Companies interested in developing commercial space stations and related facilities in low Earth orbit are questioning whether NASA's support for such efforts has been overshadowed by the agency's rush on the moon. NASA has requested $ 150 million in fiscal 2019 for the new LEO commercial development program. The Omnibus Final … Read more
[ad_1] Spring brings fresh flowers and warmer weather, but these seasonal changes also herald the beginning of the allergy season for about 40 million Americans. As pollen proliferates, so are sneezing, itching and nosebleeds due to hay fever. If you feel that your allergies are getting worse with each sunrise, this may well be the … Read more