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Phys.org / Planetary scientists link Jupiter's birth to Earth's formation zone
New research from Rice University suggests that the giant planet Jupiter reshaped the early solar system in dramatic ways, carving out rings and gaps that ultimately explain one of the longest-standing puzzles in planetary ...
Phys.org / Telescope hack opens a sharper view into the universe
A novel imaging technique used for the first time on a ground-based telescope has helped a UCLA-led team of astronomers to achieve the sharpest-ever measurement of a star's surrounding disk, revealing previously unseen structure.
Phys.org / Carpenter ants act fast to amputate fellow ants' injured legs
Carpenter ants are not squeamish when it comes to caring for the wounded. To minimize the risk of infection, the insects immediately amputate injured legs—thereby more than doubling their survival rate.
Phys.org / Underwater thermal vents may have given rise to the first molecular precursors of life
A study published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society has recreated in the laboratory chemical reactions that may have occurred on Earth about four billion years ago, producing the first molecular precursors for ...
Phys.org / Physicists unlock secrets of stellar alchemy, yielding new insights into gold's cosmic origins
You can't have gold until a nucleus decays. The specifics of that process have been hard to pin down, but UT's nuclear physicists have published three discoveries in one paper explaining key details. The results can help ...
Phys.org / New malaria drug candidate blocks protein production in resistant parasites
It has long been known that bacterial pathogens are becoming increasingly resistant to antibiotics. However, common medications are also becoming less effective against malaria, a tropical disease caused by a parasite.
Phys.org / Multi-scale turbulence observations reveal new plasma confinement performance mechanism
Around the world, research is advancing to efficiently confine fusion plasma and harness its immense energy for power generation. However, it is known that turbulence occurring at various scales within the plasma causes the ...
Phys.org / Ancient DNA provides clues to intestinal parasites that plagued early Mexico
DNA within dried feces dating from more than 1,000 years ago provides valuable insights into the pathogens that plagued ancient Mexican peoples, according to a study published in PLOS One by Drew Capone of Indiana University, ...
Phys.org / Magnetically guided streamer funneling star-building material into newborn system in Perseus
A team of astronomers led by Paulo Cortes, a scientist with the U.S. National Science Foundation National Radio Astronomy Observatory and the Joint ALMA Observatory, have made a groundbreaking discovery about how young star ...
Phys.org / Retreating glaciers may send fewer nutrients to the ocean, study finds
The cloudy, sediment-laden meltwater from glaciers is a key source of nutrients for ocean life, but a new study suggests that as climate change causes many glaciers to shrink and retreat, their meltwater may become less nutritious.
Phys.org / Quantum theory faces 'cultural gaps' as computational limits reshape entanglement understanding
Quantum researchers in the twenty-first century are part of an international network that requires a great deal of interaction and communication. Around one hundred publications on the topic are produced every day, often ...
Phys.org / Researchers help break thermal conductivity barrier with boron arsenide discovery
University of Houston researchers have made a discovery in thermal conductivity that overturns an existing theory that boron arsenide (BAs) couldn't compete with the heat conduction of a diamond.
