Study Deepens Understanding of Quantum Transport in Topological Materials
Insider Brief Researchers observed unusual quantum oscillations in the topological insulator ZrTe₅ that persist beyond the quantum limit…
A trail camera in British Columbia recorded a wild wolf swimming out to a buoy and hauling a fully submerged crab trap up the beach by its rope, then working the bait cup open — three minutes of footage no wild canid had ever been filmed doing
The footage runs just under three minutes. A wolf swims out from a rocky shoreline on the central…
A female that’s around 8cm can produce 1 million larvae, while larger individuals can produce as many as 2 million larvae in a single event
Although it rarely forms pearls, the European native oyster is an important species in British waters where it…
After a historic drought, here’s one way Colorado is keeping its taps running : NPR
After a historically dry winter, some Colorado towns are running out of drinking water, requiring extraordinary measures to…
Swift spacecraft, and a mission to save it, caught on video
The Sociedad de Astronomía del Caribe in Añasco, Puerto Rico, captured this video at about 8:02–8:03 p.m. AST…
Scientists Propose More Realistic Benchmarks For Quantum Algorithms
Insider Brief Two Fraunhofer IAF publications propose methods for assessing potential quantum advantage under more realistic physical conditions…
Alaska runner hospitalized after using bear spray to fight off brown bear on trail
A runner was hospitalized in Alaska after fending off a bear attack in Anchorage this week. The woman, who was…
The decades-old ‘AI alignment problem’ has finally become a reality. Solving it won’t be easy
Human beings have long told versions of the same warning: be careful what you wish for. In Greek…
Spotlight on UN desertification summit as it mulls how to spend $12bn war chest | Desertification
As swathes of the northern hemisphere bake in what could be the hottest year on record, with wildfires…
Moon Meets Venus, Spica And The ‘Anti-Mars’: The Night Sky This Week
Topline With the Perseid meteor shower fading and the total solar eclipse now over, attention turns to the…
Frame-dragging measurement around the Earth sets new precision record – Physics World
Frame-dragging measurement around the Earth sets new precision record – Physics World Skip to main content Discover more…
Dolphins on opposite sides of Australia, thousands of kilometres apart, appear to have independently learned to chase fish into empty seashells and tip the trapped meal into their mouths — two populations, one remarkably similar invention.
Almost 4,000 kilometres separate Shark Bay on Australia’s west coast from Hervey Bay on its east. Bottlenose dolphins…