The 20th Data Release (DR 20) of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) is Here!
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS), the largest multi-spectral imaging and spectroscopic redshift survey of the cosmos, has…
Nuclear reactor simulations advance with new quantum transport method
Physicists modeling nuclear systems have long faced a basic computing problem: particles do not move through neat, uniform…
25 Amazing Animals with Astonishingly Unique and Rare Colors and Markings
We don’t need robot-generated images to appreciate how cool nature is. In a world full of generated images,…
Research reveals how natural enzymes transcribe expanded eight-letter genetic code
All known life on earth utilizes the same genetic alphabet, consisting of four letters. Now, researchers at University…
In 2020, the US removed 69 dams, reconnecting 624 miles of rivers and restoring habitat for salmon, steelhead and native fish species | World News
Across the United States, some rivers are beginning to flow through places where dams once stood. In 2020,…
The next frontier: How Ottawa firms are contributing to space infrastructure
I drove down a quiet street in Ottawa and parked beside an unassuming commercial building. From the curb,…
Quantum Computing Challenges Holding Back Practical Quantum Computers
Insider Brief Quantum computing still faces major hardware, error correction, scaling, software and workforce challenges before it can…
When threatened it slips into a crevice and inflates its body like a rubber raft. Within seconds, it’s twice its original size and wedged in place.
The so-called swell shark cephaloscylum ventriosum, which is found near temperate reefs in the eastern Pacific ocean, truly…
Extinct American Cheetah Misidentified, Not Cheetah
With their slender bodies and long front legs, Miracinonyx trumani—often nicknamed the “American cheetah”—was long thought to be a North American…
Earth is warming to levels not seen in about 6,500 years, 2026’s heatwave across Europe ‘proved’ that; now scientists may have a ‘cooling solution’
A prolonged heat wave swept across Western Europe in the summer of 2026, pushing the region to its…
Quiz of the week: how much data will NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Telescope produce each day? – Physics World
Quiz of the week: how much data will NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Telescope produce each day? – Physics…
Pulsar Timing Arrays Could Look for Evidence of Dark Matter Stars
Pulsars are incredibly precise cosmic clocks. So precise that we can use them to measure subtle changes in…