WETENSCHAP EN TECHNOLOGIE BL – 2

A phenomenon called liquefaction, which causes the ground to slump like quicksand, led to significant damage after the Myanmar earthquake. The risk of aftershock remains high.... Read more »

Imaging wall-less plant cells every six minutes for 24 hours revealed how the cells build their protective barriers.... Read more »

Charge-parity violation is thought to explain why there’s more matter than antimatter in the universe. Scientists just spotted it in a new place.... Read more »

Mandimycin, which targets a different essential fungi cell resource than other antifungal drugs, should harm other cell types as collateral — but doesn’t.... Read more »

A style of primitive stone tools named for the French site where they were first discovered have shown up half a world away.... Read more »

Cement manufacture is a huge carbon emitter. A by-product of splitting seawater might make the process more environmentally friendly.... Read more »

Decades of constant X-ray emission from the Helix Nebula’s white dwarf suggest debris from a Jupiter-sized planet steadily rains upon the star.... Read more »

A new set of artificial intelligence models could make protein sequencing even more powerful for better understanding cell biology and diseases.... Read more »

Editor in chief Nancy Shute traces the history of nuclear weapons, from the first sustained nuclear reaction in 1942 to the renewed interest in explosive tests today.... Read more »

On display Museum experts are exploring how to bring the science dioramas of yore into the 21st century, while ensuring scientific accuracy and acknowledging past biases, freelance writer Amber Dance reported in “The diorama dilemma.” Reader Gary Hoyle reminisced about his time working as an exhibits artist and curator of... Read more »

The magnitude 7.7 earthquake was powerful, shallow and in a heavily populated region with vulnerable buildings.... Read more »

Scientists created transgenic mice with woolly mammoth–like traits. But does it really bring us closer to bringing back woolly mammoths?... Read more »

Controlled fusion, solar sails or ion engines could someday help spaceships travel between star systems.... Read more »

Majorana qubits could be error resistant. But after a contentious talk at the Global Physics Summit, scientists aren’t convinced Microsoft has them.... Read more »

Recent research conducted by the University of Bristol hypothesizes that mammals started to adapt to...... Read more »

New research suggests that exoplanets with masses similar to Jupiter may have formed much earlier...... Read more »

Though the immediate threat of COVID-19 has lessened, the lasting effects of the virus continue...... Read more »

The U.S. Department of Defense has granted Northrop Grumman a $14 million contract to continue...... Read more »

Human progress has always depended on the ability to store and release energy efficiently. Springs,...... Read more »

A new discovery in China is challenging long-held beliefs about human evolution in East Asia....... Read more »

Agility Robotics, based in Salem, Oregon, has revealed an expanded range of features for its...... Read more »

An open-source genetic database that thrived on community contributions will cease operations next month. OpenSNP,...... Read more »

In a groundbreaking discovery, researchers at New York’s Cornell University found that tiny metal particles...... Read more »

For the first time, scientists have “photographed” a rare plasma instability, where high-energy electron beams form into spaghetti-like filaments. A recent study published in Physical Review Letters details how researchers used a high-intensity infrared laser to trigger a phenomenon known as filamentation instability, an effect with important implications for plasma-based... Read more »

Millions of years before the asteroid impact that ended the reign of the dinosaurs, mammals were already beginning to shift from tree-dwelling to ground-based lifestyles. A groundbreaking study uncovered this evolutionary trend by analyzing tiny limb bone fragments from marsupials and placental mammals in Western North America. These subtle fossil... Read more »

Lowering your “bad” cholesterol might be doing more than just protecting your heart, it could also be safeguarding your brain. A large study found that people with low LDL cholesterol had a significantly lower risk of developing dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease. The effect was especially strong when LDL levels were... Read more »

Long-term antidepressant use is linked to a significantly increased risk of sudden cardiac death, especially in people under 60. Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is defined as an unexpected death due to a heart-related cause. It typically occurs within one hour of symptom onset in witnessed cases, or within 24 hours... Read more »

A new study challenges traditional models of how planets form. A new analysis of existing data suggests that exoplanets with masses comparable to Jupiter may have formed significantly earlier than previously believed. The study, conducted by researchers at The Ohio State University, offers fresh insight into the timing of accretion,... Read more »

A new method produces PEDOT nanofibers with enhanced electrical conductivity and increased surface area for improved charge storage. UCLA chemists have developed a new textured, fur-like version of PEDOT, a conductive plastic commonly used to protect electronics from static and in devices like solar cells and electrochromic displays. This innovative... Read more »

Scientists studying mice have uncovered a delicate protein rivalry in the brain that, when thrown off balance, may cause autism-like behaviors. This discovery opens up a potentially powerful new path for autism treatment by targeting how nerve signals are regulated at the molecular level. Protein Imbalance Tied to Autism Symptoms... Read more »

Unusual structures of unknown origin discovered in desert rocks have been documented in a new study. In the desert regions of Namibia, Oman, and Saudi Arabia, researchers have discovered unusual structures that are likely the result of activity by an unknown microbiological life form. Tiny burrows, or small tubes running... Read more »

Duckweed might be the world’s most underestimated plant. Thriving in water and rich in potential, this fast-growing aquatic wonder could help revolutionize farming, fuel, and even climate tech. Scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory have cracked the genetic code of five duckweed species, revealing genes behind its rootless nature, super-efficient... Read more »

ROVs offer fresh perspectives on the ancient history of the ocean. Marine and coastal geoscience are essential for understanding both ancient and modern geological processes, assessing offshore and coastal hazards, and studying the impacts of climate change. Because deep-sea environments are largely inaccessible, researchers must rely on specialized methods to... Read more »

Researchers harness the power of the world’s most advanced supercomputers to simulate the inner workings of cellular machinery that repairs DNA and helps prevent life-threatening diseases. Sunburn and premature aging are well-known consequences of exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation, tobacco smoke, and other carcinogens. But the damage goes beyond the... Read more »

An outbreak of tuberculosis (TB), a lung disease often marked by a persistent cough, began in January 2024 in Kansas City, Kansas, and two neighboring counties. As of early March 2025, the outbreak is ongoing. So far, 147 people have been diagnosed, with 67 developing symptoms. The remaining 80 cases... Read more »

NGC 4941 dazzles in a new Hubble image, showcasing star-forming regions and a supermassive black hole that dramatically alters its host galaxy through radiation, jets, and intense gravitational forces. This week’s featured image from the Hubble Space Telescope showcases the striking spiral galaxy NGC 4941, located about 67 million light-years... Read more »

Scientists carefully positioned lasers to compress billions of electrons together, creating a beam five times more powerful than ever before. Researchers at SLAC have achieved a major milestone in accelerator physics by creating an ultrashort electron beam with record-breaking peak current: five times greater than anything produced before. By mastering... Read more »

A termination letter obtained by New Scientist reveals that the Trump administration has gutted the office that runs the country’s only nationwide survey on drug use and mental health... Read more »

The concept of nothing once sparked a 1000-year-long war, today it might explain dark energy and nothingness even has the potential to destroy the universe, explains physicist Antonio Padilla... Read more »

Under pressure from Elon Musk’s DOGE task force, NASA is cancelling grants and contracts for everything from lunar dust research to educational programmes... Read more »

Even animals with very small brains turn out to have cultural traditions, which poses a puzzler for biologists wondering what makes human culture unique... Read more »

As semaglutide-based weight loss treatments such as Ozempic and Wegovy become more popular, new side effects are emerging – and one is hair loss... Read more »

Urine that has sat in the sun for a while seems to fertilise crops while warding off pests, without affecting the produce's taste... Read more »

At the Dakshineswar temple complex in India, Hanuman langurs beg for food by grabbing visitors’ legs or tugging on their clothes – and they don’t stop until they get their favourite snacks... Read more »

After a container ship struck and destroyed the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, researchers began calculating the risks of similar catastrophic incidents for other US bridges – and they’re surprisingly high... Read more »

Cave-dwelling orb spiders have adapted their webs so they act as tripwires for prey that crawl on the walls of the caves... Read more »

By studying the brains of autistic girls, we now know the condition presents differently in them than in boys, suggesting that huge numbers of women have gone undiagnosed... Read more »

An eavesdropper hiding inside a black hole could still obtain information about quantum objects on its outside, a finding that reveals how effectively black holes destroy the quantum states near their event horizons... Read more »

Paranthropus was an ape-like hominin that survived alongside early humans for more than a million years. A fossilised leg belonging to a strikingly small member of the group raises questions about how it did so... Read more »

The rate at which the planet is warming has sped up since 2010, and now researchers say that China's efforts to clean up air pollution are inadvertently responsible for the majority of this extra warming... Read more »

Taking aspirin was first linked to a lower risk of colorectal cancer in 1988, but the research into its anti-tumour potential has been full of twists and turns since then... Read more »

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