A Penn State engineering student refined a century-old math problem into a simpler, more elegant form, making it easier to use and explore. Divya Tyagi’s work expands research in aerodynamics, unlocking new possibilities in wind turbine design…
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Influencer marketing can help tourism industry mitigate waste, pollution
Social media influencers who are passionate about environmental causes can help the tourism industry inspire tourists to engage in pro-environmental behavior to help mitigate waste and pollution, according to a new study from researchers in the…
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Material’s ‘incipient’ property could jumpstart fast, low-power electronics
Scientists at Penn State have harnessed a unique property called incipient ferroelectricity to create a new type of computer memory that could revolutionize how electronic devices work, such as using much less energy and operating in extreme…
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Neolithic monument resembling Woodhenge uncovered in Denmark
Archaeologists in Denmark have uncovered a 4,000-year-old monument that closely resembles England’s Woodhenge timber circle.
The monument was discovered during construction works for a new housing estate in the Danish town of Aars, located in…
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Homo sapiens Were Living in African Wet Tropical Forests as Early as 150,000 Years Ago
New research led by Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology scientists challenges conventional ideas about the habitability of ancient tropical forests and suggests that West Africa may have been an important center for the evolution of our…
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Biosignatures on Mars: Testing Earth’s Gypsum for Martian Microbes
What tests can be performed on Earth to help us find signs of ancient life on Mars? This is what a recent study published in Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences hopes to address as a team of researchers…
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Researchers make recommendations for promoting sustainable development in mangrove forest areas
Although preventing all the consequences of climate change is now impossible, we can adopt policies to mitigate its impact. In a set of policy recommendations produced by the University of Jyväskylä, researchers examine the development of…
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Problem-based learning helps students stay in school
Education experts at the University of South Australia are encouraging schools to consider problem-based learning (PBL) in a move to improve engagement and creativity among high school students.
The call follows new Productivity Commission data…
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Giant Glaciers Reshaped Earth’s Surface and Paved Way for Complex Life
By chemically analyzing crystals in ancient rocks, scientists from Curtin University, the University of Portsmouth and St. Francis Xavier University discovered that as glaciers carved through the landscape after the Neoproterozoic ‘snowball…
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Lucy Captures Its First Images of Main-Belt Asteroid Donaldjohanson
NASA’s Lucy spacecraft will fly by the small asteroid Donaldjohanson on April 20, 2025.
By blinking between images captured by NASA’s Lucy spacecraft on February 20 and 22, 2025, this animation shows the perceived motion of Donaldjohanson…
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