by admin | Nov 14, 2024
First-generation stars, referred to as Population III (or Pop III) stars, are believed to be the first objects that formed out of the pristine gas a few hundred million years after the Big Bang. Direct detection of Pop III stars has never been possible but a team from...
by admin | Nov 14, 2024
“Our approach is novel in that we have demonstrated, for the first time, that time-series satellite-based multispectral data is nearly as effective as drone/airborne hyperspectral imaging for high-throughput foliar trait monitoring,” said Professor Wu Jin from the...
by admin | Nov 14, 2024
Myriad soil organisms beneath our feet play a vital role in supporting ecosystem services and sustaining our lives, but they often receive less attention from scientists and the public compared to the more visible ‘star’ species. A new study has revealed just how...
by admin | Nov 13, 2024
At low tide, marine organisms are exposed to thermal extremes,” said Professor Gray A Williams, researcher at SWIMS and Professor in the School of Biological Sciences. “The rocks can heat up from around 28 degrees Celsius, which is when they are in seawater, to over...
by admin | Nov 23, 2023
The existence of dark matter (DM), the mysterious substance that makes up 80 per cent of the universe’s mass, was first reliably inferred in the 1930s, although not fully recognised until the 1970s. What particle makes up DM, however, remains an enigma. For decades,...
