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Ash Preserved Fossils of Rangeomorphs Discovered in Newfoundland
Found in rocks at the Mistaken Point Ecological Reserve, researchers discovered over 100 fossils of what are believed to be “baby” rangeomorphs that lived 580-550 million years ago. A volcanic...
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3D Droplet Printer Creates Synthetic Tissues
Using a custom built droplet network printer, researchers at the University of Oxford have developed a 3D printer that can create materials with several of the properties of living tissues. The new...
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Data Suggests Mars Had An Oxygen-Rich Atmosphere
Data from meteorites and NASA’s Spirit rover has revealed new information about the chemical composition and evolution of Mars, suggesting that Mars had an oxygen-rich atmosphere 4 billion years ago....
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Oxford Researchers Creating Simpler, Cheaper Solar Cells
By working to improve perovskite cell efficiency, scientists at Oxford University are creating simpler and cheaper solar cells. Over the last four years, solar cells made from materials called...
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Researchers Smash Room-Temperature Quantum Bit Storage Record
In a newly published study, an international team of researchers detail how they used an ensemble of phosphorous-31 donors in isotopically purified silicon-28 to demonstrate room temperature quantum...
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Third Law of Thermodynamics Restored in Thin Films of Spin Ice
A newly published study reveals that the Third Law of Thermodynamics can be restored in thin films of the magnetic material spin ice. Thin films of spin ice have been shown to demonstrate surprising...
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Three Closely Orbiting Supermassive Black Holes Could Help in the Search for...
An international team of astronomers discovered three closely orbiting supermassive black holes that could help in the search for gravitational waves. An international team, including Oxford...
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Scientists in New York City Use Pheromones to Track Rats
A new paper published September 17, 2019, in The Journal of Urban Ecology, published by Oxford University Press, finds that rats can be baited to,... The post Scientists in New York City Use...
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Re-Cracking the Genetic Code – We May Have Only Begun to Scratch the Surface
Crack open a biology textbook and you will find a standard icon of molecular biology: the table summarizing the standard genetic code. This refers to... The post Re-Cracking the Genetic Code – We May...
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Teen Vaping Actually Doesn’t Lead to Smoking According to New Study
A new study published in Nicotine & Tobacco Research on November 4, 2019, published by Oxford University Press, suggests that adolescent e-cigarette users are more... The post Teen Vaping Actually...
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New Study Shows How Cancer Survivors Develop Opioid Addictions
Opioids play an important role in how cancer patients manage pain, but the ongoing opioid epidemic has raised concerns about their potential for abuse. Pain... The post New Study Shows How Cancer...
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Queen Elizabeth I Identified As Author of 16th Century Tacitus’ Annals...
A new article in the Review of English Studies argues that a manuscript translation of Tacitus’s Annales, completed in the late sixteenth century and preserved... The post Queen Elizabeth I Identified...
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Tropical Trees Are Dying Twice As Fast Due to Climate Change
According to new research, climate change may have caused rainforest trees to die more quickly starting in the 1980s. The results of a long-term international...
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Which Animals Will Best Survive Climate Change?
A new study investigates which animals will best survive climate change. As the average global temperature increases, extreme weather events like prolonged droughts and heavy...
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Cancer Research Breakthrough: Scientists Create First Human Bone Marrow...
Researchers at Oxford University and the University of Birmingham have made a major breakthrough in cancer treatment by creating the first human bone marrow “organoids”...
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Can’t Cure Reliably: Current Dosages for New Antimalarial Drug Are Insufficient
According to researchers who have analyzed clinical trial data for the new antimalarial drug tafenoquine, higher doses of the drug are necessary in order to...
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The Early Roots of the Gender Pay Gap – New Study Reveals the Impact of Job...
According to a recent paper in the Quarterly Journal of Economics, published by Oxford University Press, a crucial aspect of the gender pay gap is...
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New Study Links Longer Breastfeeding and Improved Academics in Later Life
A new study indicates a potential link between extended breastfeeding periods and modest improvements in academic performance during adolescence. A study published in the journal...
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