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Earth and the Martian moon Phobos dance together in a series of images recently acquired by NASA’s Perseverance…
Sun’s swirling surface captured in spectacular detail by world’s largest solar telescope
The Sun’s surface is constantly churning with hot, glowing plasma. Those swirling eddies play a huge role in…
The next Toronto? Reports of urban raccoons on the rise in Calgary
Sean Halvorsen never thought he would be sharing his house with a raccoon. That changed about a month…
Electric Field Reverses Phonon Chirality in Crystal
In a new study, researchers used an electric field to switch the chirality of phonons within a ferroelectric…
Global Warming Has Kicked Into Overdrive, Scientists Warn
It’s been a particularly apocalyptic summer. Relentless, record-shattering heatwaves, untamable wildfires, and deadly floods are just some of…
On this day in space! NASA’s Juno spacecraft launches to Jupiter
On Aug. 5, 2011, NASA launched the Juno spacecraft on a mission to study Jupiter, the largest planet…
The Indian scientist who bent light — and changed the internet forever: Why Dr Narinder Singh Kapany is called the ‘Father of Fiber Optics’
Meet Dr Narinder Singh Kapany, the Indian scientist whose work powers today’s digital worldHow Dr Narinder Singh Kapany’s…
‘You’d want one as a pet’: the irresistibly cute solar-powered sea slug | Invertebrates
A neon green punk sheep that lives underwater. A solar-powered slug that can perform photosynthesis. If you are…
School-Bus-Sized Terror Croc That Ate Dinosaurs Returns
A 31-foot predator that once hunted dinosaurs across what is now the eastern United States has been reconstructed…
Italy to place all 27 of its major cities on highest heat alert | Italy
Italy is to place all of its 27 major cities, from Trieste in the north to Palermo in…
Total solar eclipse: how to watch live from home
Science & Exploration 05/08/2026 1095 views 6 likes A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes directly between…
Researchers Improve Superconducting Qubit Coherence Using Tantalum and Silicon
Insider Brief Researchers from Brookhaven National Laboratory’s C2QA center developed superconducting transmon qubits with coherence times reaching 1.68…