Astronomers spot gas falling onto a neutron star for the first time, revealing how matter flows towards the star |
Astronomers have, for the first time, watched gas fall onto a neutron star. A team led by Roi…
Common Metal Could Unlock a Cheaper Path to Quantum Materials
Cobalt is a widely used transition metal valued for its magnetic properties, durability, and role in technologies ranging…
A tiny cat in Bolivia is changing what scientists know about wild cats
Genetic research has identified five distinct tiger cat species in South America. It has also prompted closer scrutiny…
A tiny semiconductor device lifts quantum photon interference visibility to 90%
An optical cavity raised the first cascade photon’s measured interference visibility to 90%, compared with a typical value…
Switzerland’s ‘wake-up call’ as glaciers melt in record-breaking summer
Europe’s record-breaking summer, after a winter of little snow, has led to “staggering” melting on Switzerland’s famous glaciers,…
‘Back from outer space’: How Karina Rykman escapes from Earth in her new album ‘Late Checkout’
Karina Rykman wants you to leave Earth for a little while. Not literally, necessarily. The New York bassist,…
In the 1970s, an Italian priest sold 12,000 piranhas to Europe; 55 years later, his proceeds have funded 350m bridges and an 800m airstrip on a remote Brazilian island
An Italian Jesuit priest once turned one of the Amazon’s most feared fish into an unlikely source of…
Rainstorms billions of years ago may have created habitable hotspots on Mars
A new global model suggests ancient Mars did not receive prebiotic formaldehyde evenly. Rainfall and atmospheric water vapor…
‘We want action’: Fijian climate activist sends message ahead of UN talks in Pacific | Fiji
From her wooden veranda in Fiji’s remote Yasawa islands, climate activist Lavenia Naivalu remembers when the reefs were…
ESA’s Juice just used Earth as a slingshot to Jupiter
The European Space Agency’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) made a close pass by Earth on September 28,…
From Capture to Create: The Evolution of Competitive Wildlife Photography
Photographs by Johan J. Botha Wildlife photography, including bird photography, has gone through several phases for some photographers…
Squid Hair Cells May Offer Clues to Hearing Loss
Squids have always been mysterious creatures, but a discovery makes them even more extraordinary. Scientists at Case Western…