Chemists have long dreamed of mimicking nature’s precision, and now, thanks to a repurposed enzyme, they’ve taken a leap closer.
Researchers at the University of Basel have successfully combined a powerful synthetic method, mixing metal…
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How Cambodia’s new environmental code undermines Indigenous peoples’ rights (commentary)
- Indigenous peoples in Cambodia have traditionally stewarded — and relied on — millions of hectares of forestland for their sustenance.
- Now, these communities are concerned about the long-term viability of their…
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Existing NASA Spacecraft Could Intercept the Weird Interstellar Object Cruising Into Our Star System
Earlier this month, astronomers noticed a mysterious object speeding toward the inner solar system from outside of our star system.
It’s an exceedingly rare occurrence, marking only the third confirmed interstellar object to have ventured into our…
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Bronze Jars Found in Italy Contain 2,500-Year-Old Honey, Archaeologists Find
Archaeologists have re-examined a 2500-year-old residue found in bronze jars at an underground shrine in Paestum, Italy, previously identified as a wax/fat/resin mixture. Using a multianalytical approach, the authors have detected lipids,…
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Geologists Uncover 400-Mile-Long Chain of Fossilized Volcanoes in Southern China
A groundbreaking discovery in southern China has revealed a 400-mile-long chain of extinct volcanoes buried deep below the Sichuan Basin, a region historically part of the Yangtze Block. The findings, outlined in a recent study published in…
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Sinkites Are Strange Bodies of Sand Beneath the Sea, and They’re Breaking the Laws of Geology
Earth’s layers of rock are typically superimposed, or laid one on top of another, meaning that the oldest layers tend to be buried beneath the youngest layers. But researchers recently confirmed that this isn’t always the case, as strange…
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US firm’s 200 kW iron-salt battery can operate in extreme heat
A California-based company is set to deploy a new type of non-flammable iron and salt battery system in one of the state’s high wildfire risk zones. Inlyte Energy’s battery systems can maintain performance at high ambient temperatures.
The…
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Ice Volcanoes Across the Solar System Distort Surfaces with Boiling and Freezing Water
While volcanoes ignite all sorts of chaos on Earth, ice volcanoes in space drive geological change in an entirely different way. The landscapes of icy moons across our Solar System are shaped not by molten lava flows, but by water that boils and…
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Why devastating tsunamis didn’t follow the Russia earthquake
When a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck offshore of the Kamchatka Peninsula in eastern Russia on July 29, tsunami warnings quickly followed. The quake is tied with two other historic temblors to be the sixth largest ever recorded,…
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A New Indo-European Language Is Discovered, Revealing Life of the Hittite Empire
An Indo-European language has resurfaced after a 2023 excavation in Turkiye (Turkey).
The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Boğazköy-Hattusha has been a treasure trove of archaeological artifacts. Once the capital of the Hittite Empire, a…
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