294 articles from MONDAY 2.11.2020

'Transparent solar cells' can take us towards a new era of personalized energy

Solar power has shown immense potential as a futuristic, 'clean' source of energy. No wonder environmentalists worldwide have been looking for ways to advance the current solar cell technology. Now, scientists have put forth an innovative design for the development of a high-power transparent solar cell. This innovation brings us closer to realizing our goal of a sustainable green future with...

Two centuries of Monarch butterflies show evolution of wing length

North America's beloved Monarch butterflies are known for their annual, multi-generation migrations in which individual insects can fly for thousands of miles. But Monarchs have also settled in some locations where their favorite food plants grow year round, so they no longer need to migrate. A new study of specimens collected over the last two centuries shows how wing length evolves in response...

NASA Contacts Voyager 2 Using Upgraded Deep Space Network Dish

Portal origin URL: NASA Contacts Voyager 2 Using Upgraded Deep Space Network DishPortal origin nid: 465971Published: Monday, November 2, 2020 - 16:55Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: The only radio antenna that can command the 43-year-old spacecraft has been offline since March as it gets new hardware, but work is on track to wrap up in February.Portal...

Secrets behind 'Game of Thrones' unveiled by data science and network theory

What are the secrets behind one of the most successful fantasy series of all time? How has a story as complex as 'Game of Thrones' enthralled the world and how does it compare to other narratives? Researchers from five universities across the UK and Ireland came together to unravel 'A Song of Ice and Fire', the books on which the TV series is based.

Self-watering soil could transform farming

A new type of soil created by engineers can pull water from the air and distribute it to plants, potentially expanding the map of farmable land around the globe to previously inhospitable places and reducing water use in agriculture at a time of growing droughts.

Lizard skull fossil is new and 'perplexing' extinct species

A new species of extinct lizard, Kopidosaurus perplexus, has just been described. The first part of the name references the lizard's distinct teeth; a 'kopis' is a curved blade used in ancient Greece. But the second part is a nod to the 'perplexing' matter of just where the extinct lizard should be placed on the tree of life.