Finance
Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM)
The exchange rate mechanism, or ERM, is a method of setting and stabilizing exchange rates by limiting the amount of movement in the value of…
Article
Chemistry
New Technique for Thermal Wave Diagnosis Increases the Testing of Battery Performance
With increased interest in backup power, solar power storage, and electric vehicles, the race to improve rechargeable lithium battery performance is on. A Berkeley Lab…
Chemistry
Borate Phosphates – Mixed Anion Compounds
Borate phosphates are mixed anion compounds that contain separate anions of borate and phosphate. They differ from borophosphates in that the borate is linked to…
Plants and Animals
One Ladybug’s Surprise Appearance during a 59-Year-Old Man’s Colonoscopy
When entering the human colon, gastroenterologists can expect to see some things. A tumor, scar, ulcer, and small pus are all common, but sometimes intestinal…
Environment
Major Atlantic Ocean Current System May be Close to Collapse, New Study Indicates
New research shows that the current system of the vast oceans that includes gulf currents is losing stability possibly near a tipping point that will…
Plants and Animals
Japanese Nature Reserve Welcomes its Feisty First Female Alpha Macaque
A female Japanese macaque Takasakiyama has become the first female alpha in the Natural Zoological Garden, an incredibly rare occurrence for the species. A nine-year-old…
Plants and Animals
Indonesia’s Komodo Island “Jurassic Park” will Still go Ahead, Despite how that Sounds
Well, that’s a surprise. Just two years after the island of Komodo was declared closed to the public – there have been 2,000 or more…
Astronomy
Huge Structure Detected in the Milky Way Maybe a New Spiral Arm
Like stumbling across a room in your home, astronomers have found a huge path of gas hidden at the outer edge of our galaxy. Named…
Technology
A Sweat-powered, Stretchable Battery has been designed for Wearable Technology
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) researchers have created a soft and stretchable battery that is powered by human perspiration. The prototype battery is made…
Astronomy
“Dancing Ghosts” Formed by Intergalactic Winds from Black Holes Seen for the First Time
Astronomers have observed that they have dubbed the “ghost of dance” deep in space for the first time. The partners in this cosmic dance actually…
Plants and Animals
Heads up America, the Penis Snake has Entered Florida
Caecilians are very often neglected members of amphibians, but currently, one species is making a name for itself in Florida. After discovering an opportunity a…
Astronomy
Double Flyby for Venus as Two Probes to Vist within Hours of Each Other Next Week
If Venus were a sensitive entity it would seem like someone was catching public transport – you wait for hours for a bus, and then…
Load More