Science

As the Black Lives Matter movement becomes an influential political force in the wake of George Floyd’s death, some now wonder if his supporters, frustrated by a bipartisan system that refuses to heed his calls, could ultimately organize his own political party. in the U.S. Four years ago, 43 percent …

Scientists studying the lost continent of Zealandia have produced a series of detailed maps showing the continent sitting below the surface of the ocean. Zealandia is a huge underwater land mass below present-day New Zealand. The continent, if it were above sea level, would multiply the size of New Zealand …

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Graphene nanoribons may soon be much easier to produce. An international research team led by Martin Luther Halle-Wittenberg University (MLU), the University of Tennessee, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory in the United States has successfully produced this versatile material for the first time directly on the …

Wombats and koalas stand out as strange animals even on a continent famous for strange animals. They are also closer relatives to each other. Koalas eat eucalyptus, resemble live teddy bears, and, like Australia’s other endangered native fauna, need occasional rescues. Wombats poop in cubes, yes, cubes, which they leave …

Brain complications, including strokes and psychosis, have been linked to Covid-19 in a study that raises concerns about the potentially extensive impact of the disease in some patients. The study is small and based on doctors’ observations, so it cannot provide a clear overall picture of the rate of such …