Can String Theory Be Explained With No Strings Attached?
Eric Perlmutter,物理学 弦理论一直是现代理论物理学非常有影响力的概念框架。 While its description of nature in terms of tiny strings...
The Most Misunderstood Form of Intelligence
马克·特拉弗斯 (Mark Travers),《今日心理学》 智力一直是出了名的......
Origins of the Euphrates River Possibly Discovered
Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Around 6,000 years ago, the world's earliest known civilization arose in
Scientists Discover Strange Horn-Shaped 'Hyperparasite'
Jan Hennop,《科学警报》马来西亚科学家在婆罗洲丛林中发现了一种新的寄生真菌,这种真菌捕食之前已知会感染昆虫的“僵尸真菌”......
Younger Generations Are Biologically Aging Faster
Washington University in St. Louis Cancer is often considered a disease of aging.老年人面临更高的风险,因为他们有更多的时间积累细胞损伤,这可能......
People Who Lift Weights Live Longer
Jack McNamara,对话 长期以来,力量训练一直被视为主要是为了增强肌肉或看起来漂亮。但一项新的研究增加了
A Quiet Quantum Revolution in Earth's Deep Interior
Renata Wentzcovitch et al., EOS At depths below 1,000 kilometers in Earth's mantle, pressures exceed 1 million atmospheres, temperatures are hotter than lava at the surface, and rocks behave...
Dimension Could Link Two of the Universe's Great Unknowns
Steve Nadis, Quanta For those who see the world as a dark place, the universe seems to offer little solace. According to current estimates, approximately 70% of the stuff that makes up the...
New Spider Species Captures Prey With Spring-Loaded Snare
EurekAlert! 一个国际研究小组在昆士兰州北部的雨林中发现了一种非凡的新蜘蛛物种,它旋转着一个巧妙而强大的弹簧驱动......
Cats Age Like Us. Studying Their Brains Could Be Beneficial
根据巴斯大学的一项国际合作,家猫的衰老方式与人类非常相似,并且表现出与年龄相关的大脑退化模式。
Human Bodies Didn't Simply Get Bigger Over Time
Phys.org 我们祖先体型最大的跳跃发生在大约 2-250 万年前,当时鲁道夫人或直立人 / ergaster 出现,而不是逐渐出现......
Fruit Flies Have Some of Nature's Largest Sperm
西蒙斯基金会 当贾斯明·伊姆兰·阿尔苏斯 (Jasmin Imran Alsous) 俯视显微镜时,她预计会看到混乱 - ......
A U.S. Military Exercise in Space Quietly Got Underway
Ars Technica 火箭实验室的 Stephen Clark 周五在一次高空军事演习中悄然从新西兰发射了一颗小型卫星,以测试美国太空部队快速...
詹妮弗·伯恩 (Jennifer Byrne),《科普》 这就像老派的乐一通 (Looney Tunes) 卡通片中的情节:一只大猩猩,在树高高的巢穴中熟睡并打鼾,突然站起来,拍了拍……
When Cancer Makes No Difference in Behavior
Moreno Galbis & Vinchon, CNRS News According to the French public health agency Santé...
Nobel-Winning Scientists Who Ruined Their Legacies
怀疑论者汤姆·威廉姆森 (Tom Williamson) 在整个 20 世纪,伟大的科学家的工作都得到了诺贝尔委员会的认可,但在晚年却因......而玷污了自己的声誉。
Scientists build bird-inspired robot that floats on wind without propellers
无人机在摄影、检查和交付方面变得非常有用。 They are highly maneuverable and can hover in one place, but they have a major weakness: they use a lot of energy. Their spinning propellers need a constant supply of power, which limits how long they can stay in the air.飞机则相反[…]科学家建造的受鸟类启发的机器人,可以在没有螺旋桨的情况下随风漂浮,这篇文章首先出现在《Knowri
Scientists discover a simpler way to build high-energy fluoride batteries
锂离子电池为从智能手机、笔记本电脑到电动汽车的各种设备提供动力。但随着世界对能源存储的需求不断增长,科学家们正在寻找能够存储更多能源、成本更低并且依赖于广泛可用的材料的电池技术。一种有前途的选择是氟化物穿梭电池。尽管这项技术仍然是[...]科学家发现一种更简单的方法来制造高能氟化物电池,但它首先出现在Knowridge科学报告上。