The new isopod species has been named Bathynomus vaderi after the most famous Sith Lord in the Star Wars movie series, Darth Vader, whose helmet resembles the marine animal’s head. Bathynomus vaderi. Image credit: Ng et al., doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1223.139335. The newly-discovered species belongs to Bathynomus, the dominant scavenging isopod genus in the tropical and temperate…
A new type of high-power microwave weapon, which combines electromagnetic waves with ultra-precise timing technology to boost power output to attack a single target, has been developed by Chinese scientists. The weapon system, which has completed experimental trials on its potential military use, consists of multiple microwave-transmitting vehicles deployed to different locations. They then emit…
The ancient city of Dunhuang, which for centuries welcomed Western merchants travelling along the legendary silk road to China, could be a “perfect platform” to improve China-US relations, according to an American research professor. Neil Schmid is the first and only Western scholar hired by the Dunhuang Academy in northwest China’s Gansu province to study…