Physicists harness sunlight for quantum entanglement
At the foundation of photonic quantum computing are pairs of light particles. Linked together through a process called…
In 1980s, Colombia inherited 4 hippos left behind at Pablo Escobar’s estate, but today they have grown into world’s largest invasive hippo population |
In Colombia, the hippos originally imported by Pablo Escobar have become an ecological menace. Initially introduced for his…
Tech barons dream of human colonies on Mars – but I can’t think of a worse place to die | Reality TV
Like hoverboards, teleportation or smart glasses that don’t make you look like an absolute twat, space colonisation is…
A global atlas of soil microbial genetic resources exposes protection shortfalls
State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China…
Ambitious fix extends Voyager 2’s mission and could help its twin
An ambitious effort to boost an aging probe on its journey through the uncharted territory of interstellar space…
Mercury Wave Made With 20 Vials Suspended From Springs
Photographer and former radio astronomer Marcel Clemens suspended 20 tiny vials containing slightly different masses of mercury from…
The Wildlife You’re Most Likely To Die From In A National Park
Given their millions of visits each year, fatal wildlife encounters are statistically rare in America’s national parks. But…
Teens and Educators Analyze Local Air Quality with TEMPO
An educator explores NASA’s TEMPO mission data using the CosmicDS TEMPO-Lab viewer during a hands-on immersion session at…
DC drought designation lifted after recent soaking rains
The latest U.S. Drought Monitor shows encouraging progress: DC and much of the Interstate 95 corridor are no…
‘1 more step’: NASA astronauts conduct 6.5-hour spacewalk to prep ISS for solar array upgrade
Two NASA astronauts installed the seventh and final set of mounting hardware for new sets of solar arrays…
Simons Foundation Funds 12 Targeted Math and Physics Research Groups
As part of its mission to advance the frontiers of research in mathematics and the basic sciences, the…
A carpet python caught a kookaburra while hanging from a Queensland roof; snake catchers freed the bird and watched it recover within minutes
A kookaburra escaped death after snake catchers in Queensland rescued it from the grip of a carpet python…