The Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (Kavli IPMU) is home to many interdisciplinary projects which benefit from the synergy of a wide range of expertise available at the institute.
One such project is the study of…
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Discovery Boosts Theory That Life on Earth Arose From RNA-DNA Mix
Chemists at Scripps Research have made a discovery that supports a surprising new view of how life originated on our planet.
In a study published in the chemistry journal Angewandte Chemie, they demonstrated that a simple compound called…
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A Non-Destructive Method for Analyzing Ancient Egyptian Embalming Materials
Ancient Egyptian mummies have many tales to tell, but unlocking their secrets without destroying delicate remains is challenging.
Now, researchers reporting in ACS’ Analytical Chemistry have found a non-destructive way to analyze bitumen —…
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Modern Computational Tools May Open a New Era for Fossil Pollen Research
One of the best sources of information on the evolution of terrestrial ecosystems and plant diversity over millions of years is fossil pollen.
For palynologists–the scientists who study ancient pollen–a common challenge in the field is the…
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Artificial Intelligence Reveals Hundreds of Millions of Trees in the Sahara
If you think that the Sahara is covered only by golden dunes and scorched rocks, you aren’t alone. Perhaps it’s time to shelve that notion.
In an area of West Africa 30 times larger than Denmark, an international team, led by University of…
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Magnetic Fields on the Moon are the Remnant of an Ancient Core Dynamo
Presently, the moon does not have an internal magnetic field as it can be observed on Earth. However, there are localized regions on its surface up to several hundred kilometers in size where a very strong magnetic field prevails.
This has been…
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Greenland Could Lose Ice Faster Than Any Century Since The Last Ice Age Ended
A new estimate using sheet modeling finds that Greenland’s rate of ice loss this century could outpace that of any century over the past 12,000 years, when the last Ice Age ended.
Scientists used reconstructions of ancient climate to drive the…
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Animal Mummies Unwrapped With Hi-Res 3D X-rays
Three mummified animals from ancient Egypt have been digitally unwrapped and dissected by researchers, using high-resolution 3D scans that give unprecedented detail about the animals’ lives – and deaths – over 2000 years ago.
The three…
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Researchers Unlock Secrets of the Past With New International Carbon Dating Standard
Radiocarbon dating is set to become more accurate than ever after an international team of scientists improved the technique for assessing the age of historical objects.
The team of researchers at the Universities of Sheffield, Belfast, Bristol,…
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Google Launches Hieroglyphic Translator
Google has launched a new translator for Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics based on machine learning.
The translator is part of Google’s arts & culture application “Fabricius” that has been in development through the Ubisoft Hieroglyphics…
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