Cambridge researchers have developed a controllable prosthetic thumb that people can quickly learn to use to grasp and manipulate objects. Testing at the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition showed that the device is accessible to a wide demographic, with 98% of participants using it successfully within a minute. The study highlights the importance of inclusive … Read more
The early universe contained far fewer miniatures black holes than previously thought, making the origin of our cosmos’ missing matter an even greater mystery, a new study suggests. Miniature or primordial black holes (PBHs) are black holes thought to have formed in the first fractions of a second after the Big Bang. According to leading … Read more
This article has been reviewed according to the editorial process and policies of Science X. The editors have emphasized the following attributes to ensure the credibility of the content: OK! by Nathaniel Scharping, Eos Cascadia subduction zone showing the location of the Salmon River estuary (yellow star) and other onshore areas with identified tsunami deposits … Read more
This article has been reviewed according to the editorial process and policies of Science X. The editors have emphasized the following attributes to ensure the credibility of the content: fact-checked peer-reviewed publication trusted source corrected OK! Credit: Nano Letters (2024). DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c00694 x CLOSED Credit: Nano Letters (2024). DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c00694 Lenses are used to bend … Read more
Sign up for a full roundup of all the best opinions of the week in our Voices Dispatches email Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter A mysterious plague of sea urchins has spread across the world, driving the creature to near extinction in some areas and threatening delicate coral reef ecosystems, a new … Read more
One study suggests that Earth’s D” layer, near the core-mantle boundary, was formed by a magma ocean created by a massive impact. The iron-magnesium peroxide, formed by the water in this ocean, explains the unique composition and heterogeneity of the D layer.” New research suggests that the mysterious D’ layer at Earth’s core-mantle boundary may … Read more
Human visitors to Mars need somewhere to shelter from the radiation, temperature changes and dust storms that plague the planet. If the planet is anything like Earth or the Moon, it may have large underground lava tubes that could house shelters. Collapsed sections of lava tubes, called roofs, may provide access to these underground shelters. … Read more