[ad_1] Measuring quantum properties like the wave function of photons of light has allowed researchers to test the principle of least action at a quantum level Hui Yan A centuries-old fundamental law of physics called the principle of least action has been demonstrated using quantum objects for the first time. “A physicist’s ultimate dream is […]
[ad_1] Sticky glands on leaves of the liana Triphyophyllum peltatum that emerge when the plant turns carnivorous Traud Winkelmann/Leibniz University Hannover A rare species of climbing vine from West Africa can turn into a carnivore when it doesn’t get enough nutrition from the soil. The liana Triphyophyllum peltatum grows in moist, forested hillsides in coastal […]
[ad_1] A stretch of the Colorado River cutting through sandstone walls and canyons 2020 Nora Connors Photography/Shutterstock A temporary plan to save the Colorado River is shaping up after months of heated debate. The plan represents a breakthrough in negotiations over how to use less water from the overdrawn river, but is still a far […]
[ad_1] An X-ray of one study participant, showing implanted electrodes (red) connected to recording implants Prasad Shirvalkar Signatures of electrical activity have been identified in the brains of people with chronic pain. Although a small study, the discovery could one day lead to more effective treatments. Chronic pain, which lasts longer than 3 months, affects […]
[ad_1] The Cambodian blue-crested agama, a species named in 2021 Henrik Bringsoe The Greater Mekong region in South-East Asia is one of the most biologically diverse regions in the world, and new species continue to be found there at an astonishing rate. Between 2021 and 2022, 380 animals and plants new to science were discovered […]
[ad_1] The Eqi glacier in Greenland has seen large pieces of ice break off Eloi_Omella/Getty Images The first Arctic summer without ice is projected to occur sometime around the middle of the century. That milestone might have come even earlier were it not for the Montreal Protocol, an international treaty banning ozone-destroying gases. In 1987, […]
[ad_1] IT WAS with mixed feelings that Hal Hershfield sat down for a video chat with a serial killer. But Hershfield, a behavioural economist at the University of California, Los Angeles, believed Pedro Rodrigues Filho might teach him something about how we can all make better decisions. Rodrigues spent a total of 41 years in […]
[ad_1] Covid-19 vaccines were originally designed for a version of the virus that no longer exists solarseven/iStockphoto/Getty Images Vaccine-makers should stop including the spike protein of the original SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus in covid-19 booster jabs to make them more effective against current variants, a study of antibody responses has concluded. The first covid-19 vaccines were based […]
[ad_1] Declaring ageing a disease could hold back efforts to find genuine treatments that tackle age-related illnesses like osteoporosis and dementia [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] The ash cloud from the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haʻapai volcanic eruption in January 2022 Sipa US/Alamy The massive volcanic eruption in Tonga last year was so powerful it disrupted satellites on the other side of the planet. Researchers warn that a similar event could cause dangerous interference again in the future unless we learn to better […]