A team of international astronomers using the Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA), part of the U.S. National Science Foundation National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO), have gathered the most precise and detailed position and velocity measurements… ​A team of international astronomers using the Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA), part of the U.S. National Science Foundation National …

Astronomers record new precision data to help unlock the mysteries of magnetar birth Read More »

The totemic climate goal of keeping warming below 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels is essentially impossible at this point ​The totemic climate goal of keeping warming below 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels is essentially impossible at this point The totemic climate goal of keeping warming below 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels is essentially impossible at this point 

Electrons that appear to be undetectable when analysing materials could be responsible for exotic properties, such as high-temperature superconductivity ​Electrons that appear to be undetectable when analysing materials could be responsible for exotic properties, such as high-temperature superconductivity Electrons that appear to be undetectable when analysing materials could be responsible for exotic properties, such as high-temperature …

Discovery of ‘dark’ electrons could explain how superconductors work Read More »

The World Health Organization has declared mpox a public health emergency of international concern – a new variant of the virus has caused an outbreak in Central and West Africa and spread to Sweden ​The World Health Organization has declared mpox a public health emergency of international concern – a new variant of the virus …

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Mars rocks that were blasted off the surface of the Red Planet millions of years ago have been traced back to craters where they originated, which could transform our understanding of Mars’s volcanism and evolution ​Mars rocks that were blasted off the surface of the Red Planet millions of years ago have been traced back …

Strange meteorites have been traced to their source craters on Mars Read More »

Lightning strikes near Earth give rise to electromagnetic waves called “whistlers” that can carry energy high enough above our planet to pose a risk to satellites and astronauts ​Lightning strikes near Earth give rise to electromagnetic waves called “whistlers” that can carry energy high enough above our planet to pose a risk to satellites and …

Lightning can make energy waves that travel shockingly far into space Read More »

A team led by researchers with the U.S. National Science Foundation Physics Frontiers Center for Theoretical Biological Physics at Rice University have provided a new atomic-level understanding of how coronaviruses, including the virus that causes… ​A team led by researchers with the U.S. National Science Foundation Physics Frontiers Center for Theoretical Biological Physics at Rice …

Process by which COVID-19 latches onto and enters human cells is revealed Read More »

Tropical glaciers, which are especially at risk from climate warming, have melted rapidly in recent decades. The question, scientists say, is how much? Researchers funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation studied exposed bedrock at the edges of… ​Tropical glaciers, which are especially at risk from climate warming, have melted rapidly in recent decades. The …

Tropical glaciers now smallest in 11,700 years, scientists find Read More »

An experiment to test distant particles’ ability to correlate their behaviour is one of the strongest pieces of evidence that classical ideas about reality are incorrect ​An experiment to test distant particles’ ability to correlate their behaviour is one of the strongest pieces of evidence that classical ideas about reality are incorrect An experiment to test …

The odds of quantum weirdness being real just got a lot higher Read More »

Russia’s attacks and occupation of Ukraine’s nuclear power plants have shocked observers, bringing a new and dangerous dimension to warfare. What should Ukraine do as it gains the chance to turn the tables? ​Russia’s attacks and occupation of Ukraine’s nuclear power plants have shocked observers, bringing a new and dangerous dimension to warfare. What should …

Should Ukraine capture a Russian nuclear power plant? Read More »