Science X Dialog
Science X Dialog is where researchers can share news and information about their own published journal articles.
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Dialog / Pieced together: The most precise records of major climate events from thousands of years ago
Between 115,000 and 11,700 years ago, the Earth would have been almost unrecognizable. Massive ice-sheets covered northern Europe and northern Asia, and about half of North America, and global sea-levels were as much as 130 ...
Dialog / A step towards personalized cancer vaccines
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), cancer is the second leading cause of death worldwide and was responsible for the death of an estimated 9.6 million people in 2018. Research is now focused on personalized ...
Dialog / Slow to adjust to the pandemic's new normal? Don't worry, your brain's just learning new skills
As COVID-19 lockdowns were introduced, we all suddenly had to find new ways of doing things. Schooling shifted online, meetings moved to Zoom, workplaces brought in new measures and even social events have changed to minimize ...
Dialog / Machine-intelligence discovers new two-dimensional charge density wave materials
A crystal is a solid material whose constituents atoms are arranged in a periodic fashion. A charge density wave (CDW) is a quantum mechanical phenomenon observed in some crystals with metallic properties. It is usually characterized ...
Dialog / In northern China, scientists have found what may be the 2 billion-year-old birthmarks of Earth's first supercontinent
Far beneath the city of Dongshen in northern China, we have discovered what may be the 2 billion-year-old birthmarks of Earth's first supercontinent.
Dialog / How we tracked the eating habits of snakes in Africa with the help of a Facebook group
Snakes are a diverse lineage of reptiles that are found on every continent except Antarctica. Despite differences in appearance, habitat preference, defence tactics and underlying biology, one thing is common to all 3,800 ...
Dialog / Study reports a transition from spontaneous to stimulated Hawking radiation in a sonic black hole
In 2014 and 2016, Jeff Steinhauer of Technion, Israel, successfully conducted two significant experiments. The first one demonstrated stimulated Hawking radiation in a sonic black hole laser (SBHL). The next one showed spontaneous ...
Dialog / I've been talking to conspiracy theorists for 20 years – here are my six rules of engagement
With prospects of a COVID-19 vaccine looking up, attention is also turning to the problem of anti-vax ideas. According to a recent survey, one in six Britons would refuse a COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes available. Although ...
Dialog / What makes people switch to reusable cups? It's not discounts, it's what others do
People are more likely to use re-usable coffee cups if they see others doing it, or if cafe owners charge extra for throwaway coffee cups, our research has found.
Dialog / Until teachers feel safe, widespread in-person K-12 schooling may prove impossible in US
Safely resuming in-person instruction at U.S. public schools is important for the academic, physical, emotional and social well-being of children and their families. It's also a key factor for the nation's economic recovery.
Dialog / Which species will win and lose in a warmer climate? It depends where they evolved
As the global climate shifts, it's important to know which species have adaptations to survive. Our research published today in PNAS found it largely depends on where they evolved.
Dialog / Most people carry remnants of a chemical pollutant, and ultrasound technology can help clean it up
There's a type of synthetic chemical which has been so widely used over the last 70 years that its remnants can be found in 99% of humans. Even low level exposure to this pollutant is known to increase the risks of several ...