In honor of the UN’s International Day of Women in Science, this week we highlight Katherine Johnson, pioneering mathematician and NASA legend.
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What ancient microbes can tell us about the environment they inhabited
Researchers find one more piece in the puzzle of ancient ecology.
The paradox of dormancy: Why sleep when you can eat?
What is the advantage of laying eggs that are expensive to produce and take a long time to hatch? Perhaps there is more to this paradox then we originally thought.
Climate predictions: Sometimes less is more
Toward better climate predictions using the ocean as the atmosphere’s memory.
Bending the world’s strongest material … on the nanoscale
A team of Australian scientists has discovered diamond can be bent and deformed, creating possibilities for the design and engineering of new nanoscale devices.
How known drugs could be applied to the current coronavirus outbreak
Although it is essential to develop vaccines for the 2019 coronavirus, it is unlikely that any effort made at the moment will benefit patients in the current outbreak.
Pluto’s beating heart drives icy winds
How does Pluto’s “beating heart” determine wind patterns on its surface?
Almost 40% conversion efficiency predicted in new perovskite solar cell
A new material shows great potential with an impressive theoretical maximum conversion efficiency of 38% in a perovskite/Si tandem solar cell architecture.
The world’s fastest high-precision 3D printer
KIT Scientists develop a new 3D-printing system for building submicron structures in record time.
Wiley provides free access to coronavirus research to aid relief efforts
Wiley will provide free access to all articles related to the coronavirus in support of the outbreak relief efforts in China.
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