Physicists have boosted the efficiency of material that holds promise as base for next-generation solar cells. Perovskite solar cells are made of a mix of organic molecules and inorganic elements …read more Source:: Science
Day: November 8, 2016
Greenland fossils reveal global ecosystem recovery after mass extinction
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•A new study shows how higher latitude ecosystems recovered after the World’s most cataclysmic extinction event 252 million years ago. …read more Source:: Science
Evolution purged many Neanderthal genes from human genome
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•Larger populations allowed humans to shed weakly deleterious gene variants that were widespread in Neanderthals, new research indicates. …read more Source:: Science
Archaeologists study earliest recorded human burial site in Ireland
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•Archaeologists have shed new light on the belief systems of early Mesolithic hunter-gatherers after analyzing cremated remains and artifacts given as grave offerings from the earliest recorded human burial site …read more Source:: Science
Massive ‘lake’ discovered under volcano could unlock why and how volcanoes erupt
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•A huge magmatic lake has been discovered, 15 kilometers below a dormant volcano in Bolivia, South America. The body of water, which is dissolved into partially molten rock at a …read more Source:: Science