Elongated heads were a mark of elite status in an ancient Peruvian society
Bigwigs in a more than 600-year-old South American population were easy to spot. Their artificially elongated, teardrop-shaped heads screamed prestige, a new study finds. During...
Physicists Create a Topological Superconductor for Quantum Computing
After an intensive period of analyses the research team was able to establish that they had probably succeeded in creating a topological superconductor, exciting new...
This Breathtaking Photo of Earth Really Puts Everything Into Perspective
It's been a conflicting few months on this blue orb of ours, but nothing puts life into perspective like a photo taken by a probe...
Scientists Think They’ve Finally Discovered The Bones of The Richest Pirate in History
The legend of Black Sam lives on. PETER DOCKRILL 23 FEB 2018 The world's richest pirate may have eluded capture in life, but efforts...
New algorithm can create movies from just a few snippets of text
Screenwriters denied the big budgets and formidable resources of the major film studios may soon have another option, thanks to a new algorithm that can...
Vanadium dioxide: A revolutionary material for tomorrow’s electronics
Vanadium dioxide’s unique properties make it perfect for outperforming silicon and giving rise to a new generation of low-power electronic devices. Engineers have shown how...
Hidden talents: Converting heat into electricity with pencil and paper
The thermoelectric effect is nothing new — it was discovered almost 200 years ago by Thomas J. Seebeck. If two different metals are brought together,...
Irreversible inhibition of cytosolic thioredoxin reductase 1 as a mechanistic basis for anticancer therapy
Abstract Cancer cells adapt to their inherently increased oxidative stress through activation of the glutathione (GSH) and thioredoxin (TXN) systems. Inhibition of both of these...
THE MINI ROBODOG FROM BOSTON DYNAMICS CAN NOW OPEN DOORS TO GET OUT
SpotMini, Boston Dynamics’s dog-like quadruped robot, is back, and it’s learned a new trick. The robot, which was unveiled in June 2016 and then updated in November 2017, can now...
NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Completes Eleventh Jupiter Flyby, Delivers New Photos
NASA’s Juno orbiter successfully made its eleventh flyby of Jupiter on February 7, 2018. This color-enhanced image shows swirling cloud formations in the northern area...