Sacrifice before the cataclysm: the aromas of Pompeii’s household altars

History & Archeology

An international team of researchers from the University of Zurich, LMU and further partners investigated ash residues from incense burners. The substances they discovered show that Pompeii was part of a global trade network.

Environment - Mar 30

How scientists prepare expeditions in remote environments

Environment

Scientific expeditions require months of planning before scientists can acquire the first data. A bark cuts through the Arctic silence, waking Anna up.

Galactic ’monsters’ in unexpected places

Astronomy & Space

UCalgary researchers are part of a Canadian-led Cycle 1 observing program .

Rare discovery of two protoplanets

Astronomy & Space

Two protoplanets have been detected in the young star system WISPIT 2 - one of the rare cases in which multiple forming planets have been directly observed.

Health - Mar 27

Study examines the use of intravenous immunoglobulin in inflammatory muscle diseases

Intravenous immunoglobulins (IVIg) are increasingly being used in the treatment of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) - particularly in complex or treatment-resistant cases. In a large international study led by the Clinical Department of Rheumatology at the Medical University of Vienna, a comprehensive overview of the real-world use of IVIg in clinical practice worldwide has now been compiled for the first time. The results, published in EULAR Rheumatology Open, reveal significant differences in the use of IVIg between countries, specialisms and healthcare systems, and highlight existing gaps between clinical practice and evidence.

Health - Mar 27

Variable-stiffness endoscopes enable treatment in hard-to-reach areas

Health

Thanks to next-generation endoscope technology developed at EPFL, surgeons can navigate hard-to-reach areas of the human body with extreme precision, enabling new minimally invasive procedures.

The Earth formed from local building blocks

Astronomy & Space

Planetary scientists at ETH Zurich have shown that the material that makes up the Earth originates exclusively from the inner solar system. This also sheds new light on the history of our planet's formation. 

Life Sciences - Mar 27

Adaptation or Extinction

Life Sciences

Study highlights the importance of biodiversity for the survival of rare plants and their ability to adapt to climate change.

Physics - Mar 27

Topology in Light: Würzburg Researchers Create Optical Phenomenon

Physics

Researchers at the Würzburg site of the Cluster of Excellence ctd.qmat have successfully transferred the topological quantum Hall and spin Hall effects to a hybrid light-matter system using targeted material design.

Physics - Mar 27

Scientists observe pairs of atoms existing in two places at once for the first time

In a new quantum physics experiment, ANU researchers have shown that matter can experience entanglement - an effect Einstein dismissed as 'spooky action at a distance'. Quantum physicists at ANU have observed atoms entangled in motion.

Physics based AI unlocks first global predictions of carbon cycling in ocean sediments

Earth Sciences

Researchers at The University of Manchester have developed a new physics-based artificial intelligence approach that, for the first time, enables accurate global-scale predictions of how dissolved

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